noun
- A brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form.
- usage: "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
- synonyms: sum-up
adjective
- Performed speedily and without formality.
- usage: "a summary execution"; "summary justice"
- synonyms: drumhead
- Briefly giving the gist of something.
- usage: "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
- synonyms: compendious, compact, succinct
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