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The author's writing style is succinct and elegant.succinct = clear and concise
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With a succinct slash of the knife, she cut the watermelon in half.succinct = without wasted motion
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The assignment is to succinctly compare and contrast the two theories.succinctly = in a clear and concise manner
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The lawyer's argument was succinct and persuasive.succinct = clear and concise
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And in the days that followed, a man who had long prided himself on his ability to tell a story in the most succinct manner with an emphasis on the most salient points, by necessity became a master of the digression, the parenthetical remark, the footnote, eventually even learning to anticipate Sofia's relentless inquiries before she had the time to phrase them. (source)
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"An admirably succinct and accurate summary, yes," said Dumbledore, bowing his head. (source)succinct = clear in few words
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"Called 'em off on a snipe hunt," was the succinct answer. (source)succinct = short and clear
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"Blood," he said succinctly. (source)succinctly = clearly without extra words
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This is the tendency toward succinctness [Pg159] and clarity, at whatever sacrifice of grace.† (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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"The Doors close in two minutes," Newt said, a statement so succinct and final it seemed to hang in the air like a burial shroud caught in a puff of wind. (source)succinct = short and clear
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Jaquemart's geography professor at ASU put it more succinctly: "There's nothing worthwhile there." (source)succinctly = clearly with few words
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That is to say, we incline toward a directness of statement which, at its greatest, lacks restraint and urbanity altogether, and toward a hospitality which often admits novelties for the mere sake of their novelty, and is quite uncritical of the difference between a genuine improvement in succinctness and clarity, and mere extravagant raciness.† (source)
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"He's usually very direct and succinct," I told the interviewers. (source)succinct = clear and concise
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He did so, telling the story briefly and succinctly. (source)succinctly = clearly with few words
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Fache's briefing of his agents an hour ago had been unusually succinct and assured. (source)succinct = clear in few words
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My father put it more succinctly.† (source)
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