COMPENDIOUS
Com*pen"di*ous, a. Etym: [L. compendiosus.]
Defn: Containing the substance oe general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized. More compendious and exeditious ways. Woodward. Three things be required in the oration of a man having authority — that it be compendious, sententious, and delectable. Sir T. Elyot.
Syn. — Short; summary; abridged; condensed; comprehensive; succinct; brief; concise.
COMPENDIOUSLY
Com*pen"di*ous*ly, dv.
Defn: In a compendious manner.
Compendiously exressed by the word chaos. Bentley.
COMPENDIOUSNESS
Com*pen"di*ous*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being compendious.
COMPENDIUM Com*pen"di*um, n.; pl. E. Compendiums, L. Compendia. Etym: [L. compendium that which is wieghed, saved, or shortened, a short way, fr. compendere to weigh; com- + pendere to weigh. See Pension, and cf. Compend.]
Defn: A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary. A short system or compendium of a sience. I. Watts.
Syn.
— See Abridgment.