OK, I'm "succinct." Now how do you say me? I did a little poll about this on Twitter and the results were interesting. Of 416 respondents, 55% said they pronounce it like "sus-sinct" (or "suh-sinct"), ...

“That was a pretty long-winded summary, Laila. You could have been more succinct, ” said Laila’s teacher. That set Laila thinking. A long-winded explanation is one that uses many words when just a few ...

Meaning: (adj) 1. Terse, concise; short and to the point. 2. Tight, close-fitting, tightly wound around. Notes: Two C’s back to back, one pronounced hard [k], the other soft [s], is something of a ...