succinct
adj.describing something that is short and to the point. You use this when someone says exactly what they need to without extra words.
adj.expressing something clearly and briefly without unnecessary words. Often used to describe writing, speech, or summaries that achieve maximum clarity with minimal length.
“The lawyer gave a succinct answer to the judge's question.”
“The report was so succinct that it took only ten minutes to read the entire thing.”
“While the initial proposal was overly verbose, the revised version was a succinct document that captured the project's goals in just three pages.”
“It struck a chord with Mikel Arteta, which everybody in the room for his press conference to preview Sunday’s home game against Chelsea could feel because it moved him out of succinct answer territory.”
From Middle English succinte, succynt, from Old French succinct, from Latin succinctus, perfect passive participle of succingō (“gird from below”), from sub + cingō (“gird, wrap, surround”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.