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Dictionary definition and meaning for laconic

LACONIC

  • (adj.) brief and to the point; effectively cut short

    "a crisp retort", "a response so curt as to be almost rude", "the laconic reply; `yes'", "short and terse and easy to understand"

    synonyms : crisp , curt , terse

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

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  • (Tag: ) LAC..LACK, SO LACK OF WORDS in her speech, specify that she used very few words to portray her ideas.

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  • (Tag: ) LACONIC: it ends with conic... which looks like CONCISE-- using few words

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  • (Tag: ) laconicus 'of Sparta', from Greek lakonikos; because the people of ancient Sparta were famous for not using many words]

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