succinct presentation

short and clear presentation

TRANSLATION

succinct = kurz (und bündig), knapp, prägnant

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

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)

Did you
know?

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."

Synonyms

blunt, boiled down, brusque, compact, concise, condensed, curt, laconic, pithy, short, summary, terse

Use the word succinct today:

"Bob, the question and answer session is only 10 minutes long, so we have to keep our replies as succinct as possible."

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