succinct

Meaning

Adjective

• brief and to the point
• compressed into a tiny area.
• wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly.

Related

Similar words

• concise
• laconic

Origin

• From Middle English succinte, succynt, from Old French succinct, from Latin succinctus, perfect passive participle of succingō, from sub + cingō.