As adjectives the difference between compendious and concise
is that compendious is containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized while concise is brief, yet including all important information.
compendious
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
briefly describing a body of knowledge
Related terms
* compendium
* compendia
Anagrams
*
concise
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
brief, yet including all important information
Synonyms
* succinct
* See also
Antonyms
* verbose
Derived terms
* concisely
* concision
* conciseness