compactly (adv.)

  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

    [ Syn: succinctly , succinctly , succinctly , succinctly , succinctly , succinctly , succinctly , succinctly ]

  3. taking up no more space than necessary; liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank'

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