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Definition of Compendious
1. Adjective. Briefly giving the gist of something. "A summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
Similar to: Concise
Derivative terms: Compendium, Succinctness, Summary
Definition of Compendious
1. a. Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized.
Definition of Compendious
1. Adjective. containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized ¹
2. Adjective. briefly describing a body of knowledge ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Compendious
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compendious
Literary usage of Compendious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1976 compendious In 1806 Noah Webster published A compendious Dictionary of the
... The compendious Dictionary is tightly packed and its definitions are ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1859)
"Although restricted to the elements of medicine—professing to present simply a
compendious view of the history and management of diseases—the practitioner ..."
3. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1873)
"Meanwhile the venerable author has found time to publish, for a larger circle of
readers, his more compendious History of New England, in four volumes. ..."
4. Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers by James Donaldson, Alexander Roberts, Allan Menzies, Novatianus (1868)
"compendious Statement of the Doctrines of the ... In order, however, that we may
by a compendious statement elucidate the entire doctrine of these persons, ..."
5. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1873)
"Meanwhile the venerable author has found time to publish, for a larger circle of
readers, his more compendious History of New England, in four volumes. ..."
6. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"Alexander 1'etrie [qv], in his ' compendious Church History, 1662, says he heard
when young, ' from very antient men,' that Wishart ' had been a ..."
7. The History of Scotish Poetry by David Irving, David Laing (1861)
"... highly probable that many of their compositions are preserved in a singular
collection, entitled " Ane compendious Booke of godly and spirituall Songs. ..."
8. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"SALEM WITCHCRAFT From 'A compendious History of New England.' Copyright 1873, by
John Gorham Palfrey; 1883, by John Carver Palfrey. ..."
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