brief; terse; compact
His resignation letter was succinct, making no mention of any reasons for his resignation, and containing no word of farewell to his colleagues of thirty years.
sub (up under)#cingere (to gird) (Latin)
concise, succinct, terse
fulsome, gratuitous
SUCK+INK - brief/summary of story sucks less ink on the paper when you suck juice out of a carton it becomes less, so brief terse or compact