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  • The lawyer's argument was succinct and persuasive.
    succinct = clear and concise
  • 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)
  • "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
  • "Blood," he said succinctly.  (source)
    succinctly = clearly without extra words
  • 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.
  • "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
  • Jaquemart's geography professor at ASU put it more succinctly: "There's nothing worthwhile there."  (source)
    succinctly = clearly with few words
  • 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)
  • "He's usually very direct and succinct," I told the interviewers.  (source)
    succinct = clear and concise
  • He did so, telling the story briefly and succinctly.  (source)
    succinctly = clearly with few words
  • Fache's briefing of his agents an hour ago had been unusually succinct and assured.  (source)
    succinct = clear in few words
  • My father put it more succinctly.†  (source)
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