1. compendious - Adjective
2. compendious - Adjective Satellite
Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized.
Source: Webster's dictionarya short and compendious book Source: Internet
a compact style is brief and pithy Source: Internet
succinct comparisons Source: Internet
a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject Source: Internet
See also The West India Atlas or, A Compendious Description of the West-Indies. Source: Internet
John Millner’s memoirs – Compendious Journal (1733) – is more specific, recording 12,087 of Villeroi’s army were killed or wounded, with another 9,729 taken prisoner. Source: Internet