Definition of COMPENDIOUS

compendious

Adjective Satellite

  • briefly giving the gist of something
    • "a short and compendious book"

Adj

  • containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
  • briefly describing a body of knowledge

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

compact, succinct, summary

Scrabble Score: 18

compendious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
compendious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
compendious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

compendious: valid Words With Friends Word