1 giving only the information that is necessary and important, using few words:
a concise statement / summary * clear and concise instructions
2 [onlybeforenoun] (of a book) shorter than the original book, on which it was based:
a concise dictionary
concisely adverb:
He spoke clearly and concisely.
conciseness noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is concise a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, concise is tagged as adjective.
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