laconic

Normally we’ve associated Russia’s diplomatic style with a kind of laconic, almost sarcastic manner.
How to think about the risk of nuclear war, according to 3 experts|Neel Dhanesha|February 27, 2022|Vox
He had a reedy, nasal voice with little resonance or range, but he became an engaging and laconic interpreter of his own songs.
Dave Frishberg, composer and performer of inventive, witty jazz songs, dies at 88|Matt Schudel|November 19, 2021|Washington Post
It’s a laconic sort of instruction familiar to anyone who has snooped through old community cookbooks or taken a mild interest in cookbook history.
No-Recipe Recipes Aren’t a Fad; They’re as Old as Cooking Instruction Itself|Marian Bull|July 14, 2021|Eater
She is laconic, matter of fact, and frequently speaks in “life is a journey”-type metaphors and aphorisms—all part of her charm.
Diane von Furstenberg: How I Learned to Love My Wrap Dress|Lizzie Crocker|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

J.J. Cale, 74 No one has ever pared a song down to its essentials better than this laconic Oklahoma composer and performer.
The Deaths You Missed This Year|Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson|December 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In an unfinished high-rise in the middle of Caracas, a laconic, cynical "doctor" operates on his new patient.
Damian Lewis Spills On ‘Homeland’s’ Shocking Plot Twist and Brody’s Return|Andrew Romano|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He pulls the reader in with his unpretentious, laconic style, and with his refusal to shy away from acknowledging his own flaws.
Seeking Reconciliation with a Terrorist: A Jewish Journey|Lisa Goldman|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My take is somewhat more laconic: this just doesn't matter much.
What Are We Going to Do About Carbon?|Megan McArdle|June 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ramsey was laconic in response to inquiries upon this subject.
Ramsey Milholland|Booth Tarkington
When I heard this laconic declaration of love, I began to laugh immoderately, tore myself from her grasp, and rushed away.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
Yet I had spoken with quite an unwonted degree of warmth, when contrasted with my ordinary laconic way of expressing myself.
A Frontier Mystery|Bertram Mitford
More than once she had left him with a laconic "Bye-bye," and he had spent a miserable evening before an unsympathetic fire.
The White Shield|Myrtle Reed
"Otherwise I should have preferred starving to coming here," answered the laconic neophyte.
Night and Morning, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for laconic

laconic

laconical

/ (ləˈkɒnɪk) /

adjective

(of a person's speech) using few words; terse

Derived forms of laconic

laconically, adverb

Word Origin for laconic

C16: via Latin from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn Laconian, Spartan; referring to the Spartans' terseness of speech

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