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Compendious is an English word with synonyms like compact or succinct. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Compendious in a sentence

Compendious meaning

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

Synonyms of Compendious

compact succinct summary concise

Related words

Other words often associated with Compendious or its synonyms:

compress cryptic concentrated curt unofficial clayey wedged elliptical pack consolidated brief terse

Using Compendious

  • The main meaning on this page is: containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized | briefly describing a body of knowledge
  • Useful related words include: compact, succinct, summary, concise.

Context around Compendious

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

guide 1× description 1×

Sentence patterns with Compendious

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

or a compendious description of 1× out this compendious guide to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

following brian ashcraft 1× see also the 1×

Common sentence endings:

of japanese beverages 1× the west indies 1×

Words around Compendious

Just before it in the word index:

compendio 2 compendia 3 compels 57 compellingly 30 compelling 1.460 compelled 654

Just after it in the word index:

compendium 68 compensable 4 compensate 676 compensated 342 compensates 61 compensating 115

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Compendious

  • In this selection, "compendious" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, guide and description stand out and add context to how "compendious" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include or a compendious description of and out this compendious guide to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "compendious" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with compendious

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

See also The West India Atlas or, A Compendious Description of the West-Indies. (14 words)

Following Brian Ashcraft's excellent "Japanese Whisky," Tuttle has brought out this compendious guide to the full range of Japanese beverages. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Following Brian Ashcraft's excellent "Japanese Whisky," Tuttle has brought out this compendious guide to the full range of Japanese beverages. (21 words)

See also The West India Atlas or, A Compendious Description of the West-Indies. (14 words)

Example sentences (2)

Following Brian Ashcraft's excellent "Japanese Whisky," Tuttle has brought out this compendious guide to the full range of Japanese beverages.

See also The West India Atlas or, A Compendious Description of the West-Indies.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "compendious" in a sentence?
An example: "Following Brian Ashcraft's excellent "Japanese Whisky," Tuttle has brought out this compendious guide to the full range of Japanese beverages." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "compendious" from authentic English texts.
What does "compendious" mean?
Compendious means: containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
What are synonyms of "compendious"?
Common synonyms of "compendious" include: compact, succinct, summary, concise.
How many example sentences with "compendious" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "compendious", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.