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expressing much in few words- She deducts points if the paper is not concise enough.
concise = expressing much in few words
- Vigorous writing is concise.William Strunk Jr.
- She gave a concise description.
- I WILL be more collected—more concise.Austen, Jane -- Sense and Sensibility
- I've just learned a lot about being more concise.Sarah Dessen -- Just Listen
- Sophie knew to be concise.Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code
- Rubenstein was in his early sixties then, a heavyset man with dark hair, a deep southern accent, and a very clear and concise manner.James McBride -- The Color of Water
- "Conciseness is underrated," she said easily.Sarah Dessen -- Lock and Key
- That's a concise way of putting it.Ken Kesey -- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- those most concise and simple reasonersWashington Irving -- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- He had that crisp voice, low to middle tones. Very direct. Concise. Confident, without a lot of icing on the cake.Malcolm Gladwell -- Blink
- Then relate it briefly and concisely.Kazuo Ishiguro -- The Remains of the Day
- That was exactly what she was after, those concise little quotes that gave an insight into his character.Nora Roberts -- Summer Pleasures
- He pulls the box from my hands and refills it with swift, concise motions.Suzanne Collins -- Mockingjay
- For the sake of conciseness I think I had better give a brief résumé of the bare facts of the case.Agatha Christie -- The ABC Murders
- My plan was clear, concise, and reasonable, I think.John Steinbeck -- Travels with Charley
- Later, when I read it, I saw it was completely concise and to the point.Sarah Dessen -- Dreamland
- The radio announcer just reads the obituaries from the local paper out loud. People here say the program is very popular. It tells the town who has passed from their midst in a respectful and very concise manner.Rick Bragg -- All Over but the Shoutin'
- "We met once," he continues. "Your name is . . . Yuri . . . sort of like your sister Eri's except the first syllable."
Keeping a cautious gaze fixed on him, she executes a concise factual correction: "Mari."Haruki Murakami -- After Dark - It was thus vitally necessary for the church to step forward with a concise summary of the Christian doctrine, both in order to distance itself from other religions and to prevent schisms within the Christian Church.Jostein Gaarder -- Sophie's World
concise = expressing much in few words
concise = use few words
concise = expressing much in few words
conciseness = expressing much in few words
(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means state or degree of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)
concise = expressing much in few words
concise = expressing much in few words
concise = expressing much in few words
concisely = with few words
concise = expressing much in few words
concise = efficient (without waste)
conciseness = expressing much in few words
(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means state or degree of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)
concise = without wasted actions or words
concise = expressed much in few words
concise = expressing much in few words
concise = expressing much in few words
concise = expressing much in few words