Concise Definition & Meaning

containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom" terse and witty and like a maxim

given to or characterized by terse apothegms terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction"

of short duration or distance; "a brief stay in the country" concise and succinct

closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil

briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig

of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret

marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply

(of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse rounded like an egg characterized by extreme economy of expression or

rounded like an egg characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements