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compendiously

compendiously adverb: in a compendious manner.

Adverb

compendiously (comparative more compendiously, superlative most compendiously)

  1. In a compendious manner.
    • Thys boke we have devysed,
      Compendyously comprysed, […]c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 62, lines 23–24

Forms of compendiously

comparativemore compendiously
superlativemost compendiously

Origin of compendiously

From compendious + -ly.

Questions about compendiously

What does compendiously mean?
Compendiously means in a compendious manner.
What part of speech is compendiously?
Compendiously is an adverb.

Words near compendiously in the dictionary

  1. compendial
  2. compendiary
  3. compendiate
  4. compendiated
  5. compendious
  6. compendiously
  7. compendiousness
  8. compendium
  9. compendiums
  10. compends
  11. compenetrate

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