concise
Brief, yet including all important information.
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Wow, a one-page memo to end a war? That's surprisingly concise! 📄
This is a great review of this enjoyable and illuminating new biography by a writer who has a great gift for concise summary, extracting key themes, and making you want to read the book being recommended. Fortunately…
My goodness the concise OED is going to be at the bottom of the bestseller lists when I can use the Urban Dictionary as a primary reference.
Takeaways here underscore the themes of write the docs, including that tech writers have a unique skills in developing clear and concise context. Some docs teams are now reviewing context files for internal developm…
Nicely put there. Concise and descriptive. They are indeed as you describe.
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Brief, yet including all important information.
This, however, must refer solely to the length; unfortunately they were far too broad in proportion (the fault I have always observed in them). This directly gives a slightly hoofish look, as in the concise Chinese feet.
“Unfortunately for everyone I'm incapable of being concise”
— Bluesky· May 2026“GPT-5.5 Instant is starting to roll out in ChatGPT. It’s a big upgrade, giving you smarter, clearer, and more personalized answers in a warmer, more natural tone. And it's also more concise, which we heard you wanted. We think you'll love chatting with it.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And you, being a serious journalistic enterprise called him out on that. Right? You said "explain the distinction" and he offered a concise rationale. Yes? No?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Making your content discoverable means AI tools can find it but the quality of the content will determine if it gets cited. The content must be relevant; to aid AI tools, it must be concise and avoid off-topic discussion #writethedocs”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(India, transitive) To make concise; to abridge or summarize.
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(obsolete) Physically short or truncated.
This, however, must refer solely to the length; unfortunately they were far too broad in proportion (the fault I have always observed in them). This directly gives a slightly hoofish look, as in the concise Chinese feet.
“Wow, a one-page memo to end a war? That's surprisingly concise! 📄”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This is a great review of this enjoyable and illuminating new biography by a writer who has a great gift for concise summary, extracting key themes, and making you want to read the book being recommended. Fortunately I am immune this time as I have my own copy .😊”
— Bluesky· May 2026“My goodness the concise OED is going to be at the bottom of the bestseller lists when I can use the Urban Dictionary as a primary reference.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Takeaways here underscore the themes of write the docs, including that tech writers have a unique skills in developing clear and concise context. Some docs teams are now reviewing context files for internal development and not just end users.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nicely put there. Concise and descriptive. They are indeed as you describe.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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