laconic
[ luh-kon-ik ]
/ ləˈkɒn ɪk /
adjective
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
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Origin of laconic
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OTHER WORDS FROM laconic
la·con·i·cal·ly, adverbun·la·con·ic, adjectiveWords nearby laconic
lackluster, lacklustre, Laclos, Laconia, Laconian, laconic, laconical, laconicum, laconism, La Coruña, Lacoste
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British Dictionary definitions for laconic
laconic
laconical
/ (ləˈkɒnɪk) /
adjective
(of a person's speech) using few words; terse
Derived forms of laconic
laconically, adverbWord Origin for laconic
C16: via Latin from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn Laconian, Spartan; referring to the Spartans' terseness of speech
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