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compactly

Definitions of compactly
  1. adverb
    in a compact manner or state
    “The children were packed compactly into the car”
  2. adverb
    taking up no more space than necessary
    “liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank”
  3. adverb
    with concise and precise brevity; to the point
    “he wrote compactly but clearly”
    synonyms: succinctly
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