succinct.
Encircled by, or as if by, a girdle; drawn up or wrapped tightly.
Meaning & usage
Encircled by, or as if by, a girdle; drawn up or wrapped tightly.
Encircled by, or as if by, a girdle; drawn up or wrapped tightly. Of some pupae: encircled by a thread of silk around the centre.
Of clothes: not loose; close-fitting, tight-fitting.
Compressed into a small area; compact.
Unlike general lossless data compression algorithms, succinct data structures retain the ability to use them in-place, without decompressing them first.
Of an action, etc.: lasting a short time; brief, curt.
Of speech or writing: brief and to the point; concise.
You should give clear, succinct information to the clients.
Where this word comes from
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English succinte, succynt (“having one’s waist encircled with something, girdled; brief, concise, succinct”), borrowed from Old French succinct (modern French succinct), or directly from its etymon Latin succīnctus (“belted, girdled; enclosed or tightly wrapped; (figurative) concise, succinct; etc.”), the perfect passive participle of succingō (“to gather or tuck up with a belt, etc.”), from suc- (a variant of sub- (prefix meaning ‘under’), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upó (“from below; up”)) + cingō (“to encircle, surround; to gird”) (further etymology uncertain). The adverb is derived from the adjective.
Synonym of succinctly (“briefly, concisely”).
Where this word comes from
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English succinte, succynt (“having one’s waist encircled with something, girdled; brief, concise, succinct”), borrowed from Old French succinct (modern French succinct), or directly from its etymon Latin succīnctus (“belted, girdled; enclosed or tightly wrapped; (figurative) concise, succinct; etc.”), the perfect passive participle of succingō (“to gather or tuck up with a belt, etc.”), from suc- (a variant of sub- (prefix meaning ‘under’), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upó (“from below; up”)) + cingō (“to encircle, surround; to gird”) (further etymology uncertain). The adverb is derived from the adjective.
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