Laconic

/ləˈkɒnɪk/ · adjective

Meaning

Of speech or writing, communicative through the use of as few words as possible..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of speech or writing, communicative through the use of as few words as possible.
2. Of a speaker or writer, communicating through the use of as few words as possible.
3. (Australia, sometimes proscribed) Of a person, laidback; casual; not intense.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: brief

Near-synonyms: taciturn, untalkative, terse, quiet, spartan

I grow laconick even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long.

His sense was strong and his style laconic.

A key player up the other end of the ground is Harris Andrews, who sometimes gets unfairly criticised for his laconic playing style. He desperately cares for this team.

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Word Forms

• more laconic
• most laconic
• laconick

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