compactly adv 1: in a compact manner or state; "The children were packed compactly into the car" 2: with concise and precise brevity; to the point; "Please state your case as succinctly as possible"; "he wrote compactly but clearly" [syn: {succinctly}, {compactly}] 3: taking up no more space than necessary; "liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank"
Compactly \Com*pact"ly\, adv. In a compact manner; with close union of parts; densely; tersely. [1913 Webster]