laconic English

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What does laconic mean?

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laconic Adjective

— If someone or something is laconic, they only speak with a few words.

laconic

— adjective (= crisp, curt, terse) 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 laconic synonyms

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laconic English » English

terse

concise

succinct

curt

brief

sententious

crisp

short

pithy

compendious

Lacedaemonian

tightlipped

telegraphic

taciturn

skimp

brief and comprehensive