a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements.

brief and comprehensive; concise.

direct and prompt; unceremoniously fast

to treat someone with summary dispatch.

(of legal proceedings, jurisdiction, etc.) conducted without, or exempt from, the various steps and delays of a formal trial.

adjective

lengthy , long , long-winded , unabridged , wordy

noun

detail , dissertation , thesis

adjective

arbitrary , boiled down , breviloquent , brief , compact , compacted , compendiary , compendious , condensed , cursory , curt , hasty , in a nutshell , laconic , perfunctory , pithy * , recapped , rehashed , run-down , run-through , short , short and sweet * , succinct , [[tersenotes:a paraphrase is a restatement or rewording of a text or passage for the purpose of clarification; a summary is a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; a summation is a summary or argument reviewing the principal points made and expressing conclusions]] , concise , lean , terse

noun

abbreviation , abridgment , abstract , analysis , aperu , brief , capitulation , case , compendium , condensation , conspectus , core , digest , epitome , essence , extract , inventory , long and short of it , nutshell , outline , pandect , prcis , prospectus , recap , recapitulation , reduction , rehash * , report , rsum , review , roundup , rundown , run-through , sense , skeleton * , sketch , sum and substance , summing-up , survey , syllabus , synopsis , version , [[wrap-upnotes:a paraphrase is a restatement or rewording of a text or passage for the purpose of clarification; a summary is a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; a summation is a summary or argument reviewing the principal points made and expressing conclusions]] , sum , summation , wrap-up , abridgement , breakdown , concise , condensed , gist , overview , resume , scenario , succinct , terse