Definitions for concise

concise con·cise

Spelling: [kuh n-sahys]
IPA: /kənˈsaɪs/

Concise is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 139 anagrams from letters in concise (cceinos).

Definitions for concise

adjective

  1. expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:

Origin of concise

1580-90; Latin concīsus cut short (past participle of concīdere), equivalent to con- con- + -cīd- (combining form of caedere to cut) + -tus past participle ending

Examples for concise

He is often obscure, but has the power to be concise and luminous.

Jonathan V. Last, in the pages of The Weekly Standard, offers the most compelling and concise apologia for the Empire.

"Too dry," was the concise expression he used in reference to this state.

But on the stand this week, she stuck to a concise version of events.

The sharp and swift fall makes for a concise case study on the impact of reputation on a personal brand.

All the merit of proverbs consists in the concise and picturesque expression.

It was that of Demosthenes, concise, energetic, and commanding.

All commanders will state that my report writing was always clear, concise, and impeccable.

Diarists agree in the concise terms with which they describe the town.

There has never been so concise and definitive a debunking of Kant's categorical imperative.

Word Value for concise
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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