Both Uses of
concise
in
Emma
- I can hardly imagine the young man whom I saw talking with you the other day could express himself so well, if left quite to his own powers, and yet it is not the style of a woman; no, certainly, it is too strong and concise; not diffuse enough for a woman.†
Chpt 1.7-8 *
- My charge would be much more concise than her's, and probably not much in the same spirit; all that I have to recommend being comprised in, do not spoil them, and do not physic them."†
Chpt 2.17-18
Definition:
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(concise) expressing much in few words