laconic
11laconic — [[t]ləkɒ̱nɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as laconic, you mean that they use very few words to say something, so that they seem casual or unfriendly. Usually so laconic in the office, Dr. Lahey seemed less guarded, more relaxed... At… …
12laconic — adjective 1) his laconic comment Syn: brief, concise, terse, succinct, short, pithy See note at terse Ant: verbose 2) their laconic press agent …
13laconic — laconically, adv. /leuh kon ik/, adj. using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply. [1580 90; < L Laconicus < Gk Lakonikós Laconian, equiv. to Lákon a Laconian + ikos IC] Syn. brief, pithy, terse; succinct. Ant. voluble …
14laconic — [16] The Greek term for an inhabitant of the ancient region of Laconia, in the southern Peloponnese, and of its capital Sparta, was Lákōn. The Spartans were renowned for not using two words where one would do (there is a story that when Philip of …
15laconic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. concise, pithy. See shortness, diffuseness. Ant., wordy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. concise, brief, uncommunicative; see concise , short 2 , taciturn , terse . See Synonym Study at concise …
16laconic — la|con|ic [ lə kanık ] adjective using very few words: a laconic response ╾ la|con|i|cal|ly [ lə kanıkli ] adverb …
17laconic — UK [ləˈkɒnɪk] / US [ləˈkɑnɪk] adjective using very few words a laconic response Derived word: laconically UK [ləˈkɒnɪk(ə)lɪ] / US [ləˈkɑnɪk(ə)lɪ] adverb …
18laconic — la•con•ic [[t]ləˈkɒn ɪk[/t]] adj. using few words; terse; concise: a laconic reply[/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90; < L Lacōnicus < Gk Lakōnikós Laconian =Lákōn a Laconian + ikos ic la•con′i•cal•ly, adv …
19laconic — [16] The Greek term for an inhabitant of the ancient region of Laconia, in the southern Peloponnese, and of its capital Sparta, was Lákōn. The Spartans were renowned for not using two words where one would do (there is a story that when Philip of …
20laconic — adj. 1 (of a style of speech or writing) brief; concise; terse. 2 (of a person) laconic in speech etc. Derivatives: laconically adv. laconicism n. Etymology: L f. Gk Lakonikos f. Lakon Spartan, the Spartans being known for their terse speech …
