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Compendious Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Compendious has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

briefly giving the gist of something

"a short and compendious book"

"a compact style is brief and pithy"

"succinct comparisons"

"a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"

2

containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized

Example Sentences
"a short and compendious book" adjective
"a compact style is brief and pithy" adjective
"succinct comparisons" adjective
"a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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