expressed in few words; concise; terse.

characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.

compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.

Archaic .

drawn up, as by a girdle.

close-fitting.

encircled, as by a girdle.

adjective

lengthy , long-winded , wordy

adjective

blunt , boiled down , breviloquent , brusque , compact , compendiary , compendious , concise , condensed , curt , cut to the bone , in a nutshell , in few words , laconic , pithy , short , summary , terse , lean , brief , direct