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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Sophie knew to be concise. (source)concise = use few words
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Then relate it briefly and concisely. (source)concisely = with 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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My plan was clear, concise, and reasonable, I think. (source)concise = without wasted actions or words
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I tried to answer clearly and concisely each time.† (source)
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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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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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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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His voice varied rapidly from a tremulous indecision (when the animal spirits seemed utterly in abeyance) to that species of energetic concision—that abrupt, weighty, unhurried, and hollow-sounding enunciation—that leaden, self-balanced and perfectly modulated guttural utterance, which may be observed in the lost drunkard, or the irreclaimable eater of opium, during the periods of his most intense excitement.† (source)
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With the conciseness of great art the button displayed two words: "Boosters-Pep!"† (source)
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Judge Atlee assumed the bench without the ritual of "Please rise for the court" and began with a concise statement of the case.† (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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