concisely Copy link Outline 1. astrictē2. brĕvĭter3. concīsē4. pressē • concisely: 1. astrictē: Cic.: Plin. Ep. 2. brĕvĭter: v. briefly. 3. concīsē: Quint. (N.B. Not praecīse; which refers to a mutilated or elliptical way of speaking.) 4. pressē: opp. by Quint. to abundanter. Join: pressius et astrictius, Plin. Ep.; presse et anguste, Cic. But presse is also used in the sense of simply, without rhetorical ornament (v. concise, 5).