compactly
adverb
uk/kəmˈpækt.li/us/kəmˈpækt.li/in a way that uses very littlespace:
Thetentfoldscompactly when not in use.
It ishopedthatbuildingmore compactly willincreasepopulationdensitiesincities.
See
compact
- Theeaselfoldsdown compactly totravelwell onoutdoorpaintingexpeditions.
- Hersackfulofletterswasstuffedcompactly into abasketon thefrontof herbicycle.
- By compactlypackagingdisassembledfurniture,shippingcostswerehelddown.
Small
- baby
- bijou
- bite-sized
- compactness
- diminutive
- dwarf
- midget
- modest
- on the large, small, etc. sideidiom
- pint-sized
- pocket handkerchief
- pocket-sized
- poky
- sampler
- shoe box
- shrunken
- skimpy
- slightness
- smallish
- wee