Summary - Definition

adj 1: performed speedily and without formality; "a summary
execution"; "summary justice" [syn: drumhead,
summary]
2: briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and
compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy";
"succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-
ranging subject" [syn: compendious, compact, succinct,
summary]
n 1: a brief statement that presents the main points in a
concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" [syn:
summary, sum-up]