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  • Not a very good definition, but it's the Concise Oxford.  (source)
    Concise = using few words
  • Sophie knew to be concise.  (source)
    concise = use few words
  • He pulls the box from my hands and refills it with swift, concise motions.  (source)
    concise = efficient (without waste)
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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
  • Then relate it briefly and concisely.  (source)
    concisely = with few words
  • Its core goal is a response to the following: Since the second half of the twentieth century, physics has gradually lost the concision and simplicity of its classical theories.†  (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.
  • 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.
  • My plan was clear, concise, and reasonable, I think.  (source)
    concise = without wasted actions or words
  • I tried to answer clearly and concisely each time.†  (source)
  • With all due respect to poetic concision, the male of the species was endowed with a pair when a single might have sufficed.†  (source)
  • With the conciseness of great art the button displayed two words: "Boosters-Pep!"†  (source)
  • A little misdirected, maybe, but hey, the grammar was good, the writing concise.†  (source)
  • Concisely, and without hysteria.†  (source)
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