Bob Stewart, as ever, has offered a very SUCCINT and eloquent resume of the difficulties that the West faces. It is a welcome change to have commentators injecting such realism and constructive thinking into the debate.
(Will Mayor - BBC News - 27 September, 2001)
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succinct
1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Succinct was once used to mean "encircled as if by a girdle." This meaning stemmed from the word's Latin origins, sub + "cingere," meaning " to gird."