Associations to the word «Compendious»

Wiktionary

COMPENDIOUS, adjective. Containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
COMPENDIOUS, adjective. Briefly describing a body of knowledge

Dictionary definition

COMPENDIOUS, adjective. Briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley