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compactly

com·pactly

uncommon

adverb

1.

in a compact manner or state

  • “The children were packed compactly into the car”
2.

with concise and precise brevity; to the point

  • “Please state your case as succinctly as possible”
  • “he wrote compactly but clearly”
Synonyms
3.

taking up no more space than necessary

  • “liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank”

Origin

From compact + -ly.

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