- (a.) Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.
- (a.) A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account.
- (a.) Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary process; to take summary vengeance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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