Suc*cinct" (?), a. [L.
succinctus, p. p. of succingere to gird below or from
below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf.
Cincture.] 1. Girded or tucked up; bound;
drawn tightly together.
His habit fit for speed succinct.
Milton.
2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief;
concise.
Let all your precepts be succinct and
clear.
Roscommon.
The shortest and most succinct model that ever
grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind.
South.
Syn. -- Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious;
laconic; terse.
-- Suc*cinct"ly, adv. --
Suc*cinct"ness, n.