The Collaborative International Dictionary
Compactly \Com*pact"ly\, adv. In a compact manner; with close union of parts; densely; tersely.
Wiktionary
adv. In a compact manner
WordNet
adv. in a compact manner or state; "The children were packed compactly into the car"
with concise and precise brevity; to the point; "Please state your case as succinctly as possible"; "he wrote compactly but clearly" [syn: succinctly]
taking up no more space than necessary; "liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank"
Usage examples of "compactly".
I believe that so long as this one remains compactly organised and closely concentrated in a Trust, the spread of its dominion will continue.
Seated in the central chair and arguing with the civilian barber about the relative length of sideburns was a compactly built young soldier in Lugard green and blue.
Although she was two feet Shorter than Barada, and compactly built, she was also a good ally in a brawl.
The ways of the footmen were paved with red stone, and those of the riders strewn with white sand compactly rolled, but not so solid as to give back an echo to hoof or wheel.
It is desirable that a man be clad so simply that he can lay his hands on himself in the dark, and that he live in all respects so compactly and preparedly that, if an enemy take the town, he can, like the old philosopher, walk out the gate empty-handed without anxiety.