Succinct
Pronunciation : Suc*cinct"
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. succinctus, p.p. of succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture.]
Definition : 1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. His habit fit for speed succinct. Milton.
2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise. Let all your precepts be succinct and clear. Roscommon. The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind. South.
Syn. -- Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic; terse. -- Suc*cinct"ly, adv. -- Suc*cinct"ness, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913