What does the cryptic crossword clue "Well-adapted, efficient, and thus pithy? Not initially (9)" mean?

The definition is "Well-adapted, efficient". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). ERGO (synonym="Latin for therefore or thus") + NOMIC (synonym="NOMIC") = ERGONOMIC; definition: "Well-adapted, efficient," The answer is ERGONOMIC.

Well-adapted, efficient, and thus pithy? Not initially (9)

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