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compactly

adverb

Taking up no more space than necessary

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Word length
9
Starts with
C
Ends with
Y
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
20
CEFR level
B1

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adverb

  1. Taking up no more space than necessary

    “Liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank”

adverb

  1. With concise and precise brevity; to the point

    “Please state your case as succinctly as possible”

adverb

  1. In a compact manner or state

    “The children were packed compactly into the car”

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Example Sentences

Liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank
Please state your case as succinctly as possible
He wrote compactly but clearly
The children were packed compactly into the car

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