Pleonastic and Summary

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Pleonastic

Pleonastic adjective - Using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea.
Usage example: a writer whose penchant for pleonastic phrasings would suggest that he is in dire need of a hard-nosed editor
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Summary is an antonym for pleonastic.

Summary

Summary adjective - Marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning.
Usage example: obviously a one-volume encyclopedia can offer only a very summary account of the American Civil War
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Pleonastic is an antonym for summary.
Nearby Words: summarize, summarise, summation, summarily, summarization
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