Com-pĕnd'i-oŭs, a.

a. [Lat. compendiosus, Pr. compendios. See supra.] Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; short; comprehensive.

Three things be required in the oration of a man having authority—that it be compendious, sententious, and delectable. Elyot.

Synonyms—Short; summary; abridged; comprehensive; succinct; brief; concise.