<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>expressed in few words; concise; terse</li><li>characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity</li><li>compressed into a small area, scope, or compass</li><li>Archaic: drawn up, as by a girdle</li><li>close-fitting</li><li>encircled, as by a girdle</li></ul>