Sample Sentences forconcise (editor-reviewed)
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She deducts points if the paper is not concise enough.concise = short (in the sense of expressing ideas without using extra words)
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Not a very good definition, but it's the Concise Oxford. (source)Concise = using few words
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He pulls the box from my hands and refills it with swift, concise motions. (source)concise = efficient (without waste)
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Then relate it briefly and concisely. (source)concisely = with few words
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My plan was clear, concise, and reasonable, I think. (source)concise = without wasted actions or words
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Sophie knew to be concise. (source)concise = use few words
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Later, when I read it, I saw it was completely concise and to the point. (source)concise = expressed much in few words
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I tried to answer clearly and concisely each time.† (source)
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For the sake of conciseness I think I had better give a brief resume the bare facts of the case.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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As a would-be suicide note it had seemed at the time, in terms of concision anyway, a minor masterpiece.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-sion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in admission from admit, discussion from discuss, and invasion from invade.
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Like now, she was concise and authoritarian, but she was more attractive then.† (source)
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Nico explained as concisely as possible.† (source)
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With the conciseness of great art the button displayed two words: "Boosters-Pep!"† (source)
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He bargained keenly, just as he spoke keenly, with unusual concision, and he was a man the university ought to have been pleased about, with his tall, free look of intelligence early crow-footed from the practice of consideration, a young Calhoun or statesman already, with clear blue spaces indicative of rigorous consistency and an untimely wrinkle, like the writing of a seismograph.† (source)
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It tells the town who has passed from their midst in a respectful and very concise manner.† (source)
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"The name of the place where, and of the person with whom I lived, is my secret," I replied concisely.† (source)
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