Compendious Definition

kəm-pĕndē-əs
adjective
Containing all the essentials in a brief form; concise.
Webster's New World
Comprehensive; inclusive.
Webster's New World
Briefly describing a body of knowledge.
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Origin of Compendious

  • Middle English from Late Latin compendiōsus abridged, shortened from Latin compendium a shortening compendium

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French compendieux, from Latin compendiosus (“advantageous, abridged, brief”), from compendium

    From Wiktionary

Compendious Sentence Examples

  • Francis Hyett's Florence (London, 1903) is more recent and compendious; the author is somewhat Medicean in his views, and frequently inaccurate.

  • It is not likely that he would write in support of Cardinal Beaton's policy, and the dialect is an exaggerated form of Latinized Middle Scots, differing materially from the language of the Compendious Book.

  • The catalogue of his printed and published works is to be found in his Compendious Rehearsal, as well as in his letter to Archbishop Whitgift.

  • It is probable that he was the author of the greater portion of the Compendious Book of Psalms and Spiritual Songs which contains a large number of hymns from the German.

  • The earliest known edition of the Compendious Book of Psalms and Spiritual Songs (of which an unique copy is extant) dates back to 1567, though the contents were probably published in broad sheets during John Wedderburn's lifetime.

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