compendious
adjective/kəmˈpendiəs/
/kəmˈpendiəs/
(formal)- containing all the necessary facts about something
- a compendious description
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French compendieux, from Latin compendiosus ‘advantageous, brief’, from compendium ‘profit, saving, abbreviation’.Want to learn more?
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