laconic
see also: Laconic
Etymology
Laconic
Adjective
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see also: Laconic
Etymology
From Latin Lacōnicus, from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός.
Pronunciation Adjectivelaconic
- 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.
- French: laconique
- German: lakonisch, wortkarg
- Italian: laconico
- Portuguese: lacónico (Portugal), lacônico (Brazil)
- Russian: лакони́чный
- Spanish: lacónico
Laconic
Adjective
laconic
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