# compendious

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
2. briefly describing a body of knowledge

## Etymology
From Old French compendieux, from Latin compendiosus (“advantageous, abridged, brief”), from compendium.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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