сжатый — meaning in English
szhatyy
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English meaning
- brief adj Lasting only a short time.
- concise adj Giving all the necessary information in few words; brief and to the point.
- curt adj Speaking briefly to the point of seeming rude; short and blunt.
- elliptical adj Shaped like an ellipse — a flattened, oval curve.
- pithy adj Expressed briefly but with a lot of meaning or force.
- sententious adj Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
- succinct adjective Expressed clearly in very few words, with nothing unnecessary included.
Senses
сжатый is used for these senses in English:
- brief Concise; taking few words. [from 15th c.]
- compendious containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
- concise Brief, yet including all important information.
- curt Short or concise.
- elliptical (of speech) Concise, condensed.
- pithy Concise and meaningful.
- sententious Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
- succinct Compressed into a tiny area.
brief — full definition
- adj Lasting only a short time.
- adj Using few words; concise.
- noun A set of instructions or a summary given to someone before they carry out a task.
- noun A document summarizing the facts and legal arguments of a case, or (UK) the case papers given to a barrister.
- verb To give someone a concise summary of a situation before they act.