All 4 Uses of
concise
in
Sycamore Row
- Be concise.†
p. 289.2
- With virtually no restrictions on what can be explored, and with their meters running, lawyers, especially those working for insurance companies and big corporations, have no interest in being concise.†
p. 292.2
- Judge Atlee assumed the bench without the ritual of "Please rise for the court" and began with a concise statement of the case.†
p. 489.9 *
- Rufus Buckley had kicked things off with a oneand-a-half-hour marathon that had put the jury to sleep, and Jake's concise follow-up had been well received and much appreciated.†
p. 510.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(concise) expressing much in few words
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, concise can refer to anything that is efficient (without waste), such as "She trimmed the tree with quick, concise motions."