Definition of laconic Laconic
/lɑkɑˈnɪk/ - [lakanik] - la•con•ic
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What does laconic mean?
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| laconic - 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" | ||
| crisp, curt, terse | ||
| concise expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- laconic (a.)
Alt. of Laconical - laconic (n.)
Laconism.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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laconic
Abruptly or brusquely short.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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laconic
-al, la-kon′ik, -al, adj. expressing in few words after the manner of the Laconians, Lacedæmonians, or Spartans: concise: pithy.—adv. Lacon′ically.—ns. Lac′onism, Lacon′icism, a concise style: a short, pithy phrase. [L.,—Gr.]
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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laconic
Shy on words. From Eng. lack, meaning want, and connection; want of connection.
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