concise

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·cise BrE [kənˈsaɪs] NAmE [kənˈsaɪs] adjective
1. giving only the information that is necessary and important, using few words
•a concise summary
•clear concise instructions
2. only before noun (of a book)shorter than the original book, on which it was based
•a concise dictionary
Derived Words: ↑concisely ▪ ↑conciseness
See also: ↑concision

Word Origin:
[concise concisely conciseness] late 16th cent.: from French concis or Latin concisus, past participle of concidere ‘cut up, cut down’, from con- ‘completely’ + caedere ‘to cut’.

Example Bank:
•a fairly concise account of the events
•She gave us clear and concise instructions.
•The minister gave a concise statement on the subject.
•This is just a concise dictionary— you should get yourself something bigger.