concise

/kən-ˈsīs/

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French concis, borrowed from Latin concīsus "(of a speech, expression) broken off, cut short, terse," from past participle of concīdere "to cut up, break up, slaughter, chop to pieces," from con- com-caedere "to strike, beat, kill, fell (trees, etc.), cut off or through," of uncertain origin

adjective

  1. marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail

a concise report

concise terse succinct laconic summary pithy compendious mean very brief in statement or expression. concise suggests the removal of all that is superfluous or elaborative. terse implies pointed conciseness.