/ Dictionary / Index C compendious: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: com•pen•di•ous Pronunciation: (kum-pen'dē-us), [key] — adj. of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: compendious (Thesaurus) compelling compendium Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language