\Con*cise"\, a. [L. concisus cut off, short, p. p. of
concidere to cut to pieces; con- + caedere to cut; perh. akin
to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.; cf. F. concis.]
Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and
compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.
      The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but
      leaves somewhat to be understood.        --B. Jonson.
      Where the author is . . . too brief and concise,
      amplify a little.                        --I. Watts.
Syn: Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary;
     succinct. See {Laconic}, and {Terse}.