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Definition

said clearly in few words

"Called 'em off on a snipe hunt," was the succinct answer.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

succinct = short and clear

Worked up to it, phrasing it neatly and succinctly with all the right adjectives.
Sarah Dessen -- Along for the Ride
Tom had laid out his case as succinctly and clearly as he could without blowing them away with details from his dreams.
Ted Dekker -- Black: The Birth of Evil
More succinctly, choosing money or love.
Becca Fitzpatrick -- Hush, Hush
Frustrated with his rambling about music and careers, Cedric feels an urge to be more clear, more succinct, to get to the underlying point.
Ron Suskind -- A Hope in the Unseen
"Get horses," he said succinctly.
Megan Whalen Turner -- The Thief
And swiftly, succinctly, she told him of the disappearance of Gray Stoddard.
Grace MacGowan Cooke -- The Power and the Glory
"I have never heard a profound truth expressed so succinctly," he said.
Margaret Mitchell -- Gone with the Wind
Lisbeth Salander told him succinctly what had happened during the night.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
He's usually very direct and succinct," I told the interviewers.
Bryan Stevenson -- Just Mercy
"Blood," he said succinctly.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Heavenly Fire
Or as a twenty-year-old farm boy in the 1st Minnesota Infantry put it more succinctly in December, 1861: "The war will never end until we end slavery."
James M. McPherson -- What They Fought For - 1861-1865
He was conscious that he was talking in a loud voice, very succinctly and convincingly, he thought, about a desire to crush people under his heel.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- This Side of Paradise
I had explained my position as succinctly as possible, adding that I would be most gratified to be guided towards a good inn.
Kazuo Ishiguro -- The Remains of the Day
Eragon relayed the message succinctly, refraining from distracting Saphira with questions.
Christopher Paolini -- Eragon
Ophelia defined it succinctly: "Wherever he is, he's missing from somewhere."
Tracy Kidder -- Mountains Beyond Mountains
'Bridge,' I replied succinctly.
Agatha Christie -- Early Cases Of Hercule Poirot
The other day, when we spoke, you had a way of putting it that I thought was very interesting and succinct.
Dave Eggers -- The Circle
It was a PowerPoint presentation set in hard paper and was succinct in getting to the meat of the matter without delay.
David Baldacci -- Zero Day
I passed my message succinctly: "Sniper Two One, this is Glimmer Three-preparing to move."
Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor

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