a. [ L. succinctus, p. p. of succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture. ] 1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. [ 1913 Webster ] His habit fit for speed succinct. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise. [ 1913 Webster ] Let all your precepts be succinct and clear. Roscommon. [ 1913 Webster ] The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind. South. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic; terse. [ 1913 Webster ] -- Suc*cinct"ly, adv. -- Suc*cinct"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ] |