laconic
see also: Laconic
Etymology

From Latin Lacōnicus, from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ləˈkɒnɪk/
  • (America) IPA: /ləˈkɑnɪk/
Adjective

laconic

  1. Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
    • August 17, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift:
      I grow laconick even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long.
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Laconic
Adjective

laconic

  1. Of or relating to ancient Laconia in Greece.



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