laconic
adjective/ləˈkɒnɪk/
/ləˈkɑːnɪk/
- using only a few words to say something
- a laconic comment
- His laconic comment was, ‘Too bad!’
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘Laconian’): via Latin from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn ‘Laconia, Sparta’; the Spartans were known for their terse speech.Want to learn more?
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