1. Short; concise (a summary account of the events on March 6).
2. Without the usual formalities; esp., without a jury (a summary trial).
3. Immediate; done without delay (the new weapon was put to summary use by the military). — summarily (s[schwa]m-[schwa]r-[schwa]-lee or s[schwa]-mair-[schwa]-lee), adv.
summary, n.
1. An abridgment or brief.
2. A short application to a court without the formality of a full proceeding.