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   laconic

   /ləˈkɒnɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words: "his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic" Similar briefconcisetersesuccinctshorteconomicalellipticalcrisppithyto the pointincisiveshort and sweetcompendiousabruptbluntcurtclippedmonosyllabicbrusquepointedgruffsharptartepigrammaticaphoristicgnomictaciturnof few wordsuncommunicativereticentquietuntalkativereservedsilentspeechlesstight-lippedunforthcomingbrusqueOpposite verboselong-windedloquacious

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘Laconian’): via Latin from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn ‘Laconia, Sparta’, the Spartans being known for their terse speech.

   Derivatives

   • 1. laconically adverb
   • 2. laconicism noun
   • 3. laconism noun

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_MitchumRobert Mitchum - Wikipedia

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   8 hours ago · Robert Mitchum was my favorite movie star because he represented, for me, the impenetrable mystery of the movies. He knew the inside story. With his deep, laconic voice and his long face and those famous weary eyes, he was the kind of guy you'd picture in a saloon at closing time, waiting for someone to walk in through the door and break his heart.