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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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   Synonyms for LACONIC: concise, brief, summary, terse, succinct, epigrammatic, monosyllabic, curt; Antonyms of LACONIC: prolix, verbose, wordy, circuitous, redundant, rambling, diffuse, repetitious

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     Synonyms for LACONICALLY: concisely, briefly, tersely,...

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   laconic. Learn more. Something that is quiet does not make much noise. A quiet place or event does not have much activity, excitement, or people in it. People who are quiet do not speak much or often. Cambridge English Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press.

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   Synonyms for LACONIC in English: terse, short, brief, clipped, to the point, crisp, compact, concise, curt, succinct, ….

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   Synonyms for LACONIC: concise, brief, short, terse, taciturn, succinct, compendious, blunt, reticent, lean, compact, condensed, crisp, curt, summary; Antonyms for LACONIC: loquacious, verbose, wordy, long-winded.

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