compendious

[Prov. compend ios; Sp., Port. & Ital. compendioso, from Lat. compend ios us =(1) advantageous, (2) abridged.] 1. Of a book , .: Abridged, summarized, in brief compa . IMG:content-0374.png:[blocks in formation] *com-pen-sa-ble, a . [O. Fr. & Sp.compensable .] Able to be compensated.