compact (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. compactus (part. of compingo)2. sŏlĭdus3. spissus4. pressus • compact (adj.): 1. compactus (part. of compingo): with some such adv. as bene, apte, arcte: cf. Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74: as adj. the word is not found in Cic.: c. and strong limbs, c. firmaque membra, Suet. 2. sŏlĭdus: v. solid. 3. spissus: a tunic of a close, c. texture, s. tunica, Pl.: a c. ship with seams that keep out water, s. navis, juncturis aquam excludentibus, Sen.: v. dense, close. 4. pressus: this and the preceding word are esp. used of style: v. concise.