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conciselyin a brief and clearly expressed manner; using few words

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a brief and clearly expressed manner; using few words

Pronunciation (IPA): /kənˈsaɪsli/

Korean meaning: 간결하게, 간략하게, 요약해서

Korean pronunciation: 컨**사이**슬리

Example Sentences

  • The teacher asked us to explain quantum physics concisely, so I just said 'It's weird.'
  • Please answer the question concisely - we only have five minutes left.
  • He concisely replied 'No' to his mom's 20-minute lecture about cleaning his room.

concisely

ADVERB

//kənˈsaɪsli//

in a brief and clearly expressed manner; using few words

concisely concept
💡 Concept

in a brief and clearly expressed manner; using few words

concisely rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Edit concisely and precisely - it works out nicely!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kənˈsaɪsli/
🇬🇧 UK/kənˈsaɪsli/

🌳Etymology

Rootconcise
Suffix--ly

Origin

라틴어 'concisus(잘라낸)'에서 유래. 마치 불필요한 부분을 가위로 싹둑 잘라낸 것처럼 간결하다는 의미가 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

preciselynicely
precisely
nicely

🔗Collocations

explain concisely
write concisely
summarize concisely
state concisely
put it concisely

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The teacher asked us to explain quantum physics concisely, so I just said 'It's weird.'

Please answer the question concisely - we only have five minutes left.

😄 Fun example

He concisely replied 'No' to his mom's 20-minute lecture about cleaning his room.

The CEO concisely outlined the company's new strategy in her presentation.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

brieflysuccinctlyterselyshortlycompactly

Antonyms

verboselylengthilywordily

Related

concisebriefsummarycompactlaconic

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