/ləˈkɒnɪk/
Meaning
- (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
Sample Sentences
- The notes on clauses are more than usually laconic in their observations.
- His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic
- Mountain dwellers and mountain lovers are a laconic tribe. They know the futility of words.
Related words
brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, economical, elliptical, crisp, pithy, to the point, incisive, short and sweet, compendious; abrupt, blunt, curt, clipped, monosyllabic, brusque, pointed, gruff, sharp, tart; epigrammatic, aphoristic, gnomic
Further Reading
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/laconic
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laconic