Com·pact·ly adv. In a compact manner; with close union of parts; densely; tersely.
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compactly
adv 1: in a compact manner or state; "The children were packed
compactly into the car"
2: with concise and precise brevity; to the point; "Please
state your case as succinctly as possible"; "he wrote
compactly but clearly" [syn: succinctly]
3: taking up no more space than necessary; "liquid food
compactly stored in a pressurized tank"