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laconic - Dictionary definition and meaning for word laconic

Definition
(adj) brief and to the point; effectively cut short
Synonyms : crisp , curt , terse
Example Sentence
  • a crisp retort
  • a response so curt as to be almost rude
  • the laconic reply; `yes'
  • short and terse and easy to understand
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for laconic

LAC..LACK, SO LACK OF WORDS in her speech, specify that she used very few words to portray her ideas.
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by preetisoni2411
Laconic = Lacking in sonic.
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by 100_percentiler
La - conic There is a LAck of words in the COMIC book. (lack-comic)
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by itspossible
LACONIC: it ends with conic... which looks like CONCISE-- using few words
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by tivoli25
LA+CONE....I asked my friend to bring a cone so that I can underline the important lines and make a speech that is laconic and to the point
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by nileshdive
La-CONIC Conic sections are shapes taken from the intersection of a plane with a cone. Cone -> Sharp point
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by cwin
Lac(Lack) conic (communic-ation)--- Lack in communication means speech
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by sharif2059
To Lack Phonic
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by Rodeokinney
laconicus 'of Sparta', from Greek lakonikos; because the people of ancient Sparta were famous for not using many words]
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by pateheo
likho nic. not full
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by friendofafriend
churlish is rhyming to chal-ri which means to be rude to a girl
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by adcool.77
COMIC(conic) books don't use LACs of words and use only few words as most of the things are cleared through pictures
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by er.amit.1jan
receive
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by amarveer
He was not one prone to speak. His manner was LACONIC. The request was to his bar-keep. . . Three words -- “Gin And Tonic”.
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by logintel
means lacking in words. "lacks in phonics" phonics deal with words/speech
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by Stella1231
It's a writer who gets a lack on..in other words when his lack is off he writes a lot..and when his lack is on ...he writes a little bcz he lacks many words
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by rasik
sound like la+ conic. french for the cone. a cone has a pointed to..hence its to the point.
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by tonymontana
laconic = lac ( lakh ) + on + ic ( integrated circuit); Lakh line programs on integrated circuit, so everthing abt the operation is concise in the chip.
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by shaktipada

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