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summary

/ˈsʌməɹi/

noun

Meaning

  • An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

Synonyms

bottom line,
short form,
upshot

adjective

Meaning

  • Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form

    "A summary review is in the appendix."

  • Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.

    "They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people."

  • Performed by cutting the procedures of a standard and fair trial.

    "Summary justice is bad justice."