Difference between Compendious and Summary

Compendious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized briefly describing a body of knowledge

Summary

Part of speech: noun

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

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: concise, brief or presented in a condensed formPerformed speedily and without formal ceremony.

Example sentence: On a very local scale, a refrigerator is the center of the universe. On the inside is food essential to life, and on the outside of the door is a summary of the life events of the household.