from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Succinct \Suc*cinct"\, a. [L. succinctus, p. p. of succingere to
gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird.
Cf. {Cincture}.]
1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.
[1913 Webster]
His habit fit for speed succinct. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.
[1913 Webster]
Let all your precepts be succinct and clear.
--Roscommon.
[1913 Webster]
The shortest and most succinct model that ever
grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind.
--South.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic;
terse.
[1913 Webster] -- {Suc*cinct"ly}, adv. --
{Suc*cinct"ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]