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Meaning of COMPACTLY

Pronunciation:  'kâmpaktlee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  taking up no more space than necessary; "liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank"
  2. [adv]  with concise and precise brevity; to the point; "Please state your case as succinctly as possible"; "he wrote compactly but clearly"
  3. [adv]  in a compact manner or state; "The children were packed compactly into the car"
 
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 Synonyms: succinctly
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Com*pact"ly\, adv.
In a compact manner; with close union of parts; densely;
tersely.
 
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