Comprehensive vs. Brief

Comprehensiveadjective

Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

‘When there are diametrically opposing views on a big issue that concerns millions of people, doing comprehensive research just makes sense.’;

Briefadjective

Of short duration; happening quickly.

‘Her reign was brief but spectacular.’;

Comprehensivenoun

(British) A comprehensive school.

Briefadjective

Concise; taking few words.

‘His speech of acceptance was brief but moving.’;

Comprehensiveadjective

Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.

‘A very comprehensive definition.’; ‘Large and comprehensive idea.’;

Briefadjective

Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.

‘Her skirt was extremely brief but doubtless cool.’;

Comprehensiveadjective

Having the power to comprehend or understand many things.

Briefadjective

(obsolete) Rife; common; prevalent.

Comprehensiveadjective

Possessing peculiarities that are characteristic of several diverse groups.

Briefnoun

(legal) A writ summoning one to answer to any action.

Comprehensiveadjective

including all or everything;

‘comprehensive coverage’; ‘a comprehensive history of the revolution’; ‘a comprehensive survey’; ‘a comprehensive education’;

Briefnoun

(legal) An answer to any action.

Comprehensiveadjective

broad in scope;

‘a comprehensive survey of world affairs’;

Briefnoun

(legal) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.

Comprehensiveadjective

being the most comprehensive of its class;

‘an unabridged dictionary’;

Briefnoun

A position of interest or advocacy.

Briefnoun

(legal) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.

Briefnoun

(English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case.

Briefnoun

A short news story or report.

Briefnoun

undershorts briefs.

‘I wear boxers under trousers but for sports I usually wear a brief.’;

Briefnoun

(obsolete) A summary, précis or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.

Briefnoun

A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.

Briefnoun

(slang) A ticket of any type.

Briefverb

(transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.

‘The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.’;

Briefverb

To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.

Briefadverb

Briefly.

Briefadverb

Soon; quickly.

Briefadjective

Short in duration.

‘How brief the life of man.’;

Briefadjective

Concise; terse; succinct.

‘The brief style is that which expresseth much in little.’;

Briefadjective

Rife; common; prevalent.

Briefadverb

Briefly.

‘Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief.’;

Briefadverb

Soon; quickly.

Briefnoun

A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few words.

‘Bear this sealed brief,With winged hastle, to the lord marshal.’; ‘And she told meIn a sweet, verbal brief.’;

Briefnoun

An epitome.

‘Each woman is a brief of womankind.’;

Briefnoun

An abridgment or concise statement of a client's case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the heads or points of a law argument.

‘It was not without some reference to it that I perused many a brief.’;

Briefnoun

A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.

Briefnoun

A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their verdict to pronounce sentence.

Briefnoun

A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.

Briefnoun

a type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called Jockey shorts.

Briefverb

To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to brief pleadings.

Briefnoun

a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case

Briefnoun

a condensed written summary or abstract

Briefverb

give essential information to someone;

‘The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade’;

Briefadjective

of short duration or distance;

‘a brief stay in the country’; ‘in a little while’; ‘it's a little way away’;

Briefadjective

concise and succinct;

‘covered the matter in a brief statement’;

Briefadjective

(of clothing) very short;

‘an abbreviated swimsuit’; ‘a brief bikini’;