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   summary

   /ˈsʌməri/

   noun

   • 1. a brief statement or account of the main points of something: "a summary of Chapter Three"

   adjective

   • 1. not including needless details or formalities; brief: "summary financial statements" Similar abridgedabbreviatedshortenedcondensedconcisesuccinctthumbnailcompactterseshortcompressedcursorycompendioussynopticbriefcrisppithyto the pointOpposite lengthyin full
   • 2. (of a judicial process) conducted without the customary legal formalities: "summary arrest" Similar immediateinstantinstantaneouson-the-spotdirectforthwithpromptspeedyswiftrapidexpeditiouswithout delaywithout hesitationsuddenhastyabruptarbitrarywithout formalitywithout noticewithout warningperemptorywithout discussionOpposite dilatoryslow
   • ▪ (of a conviction) made by a judge or magistrate without a jury.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin summarius, from summa ‘sum total’ (see sum).

   Derivatives

   • 1. summariness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • S

     1

   • U

     1

   • M

     3

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • Y

     4

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