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Examples of laconic
laconic
His tense, economic prose chimes with the precise, laconic language of soldiers.
From the nytimes.com
Once we're on the crater rim, the laconic James becomes noticeably more animated.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Even as a besieged underdog, Patel often makes a maddeningly laconic protagonist.
From the washingtonpost.com
Put your laconic, wounded, lone wolf shtick to good use and pen your first novel.
From the metro.co.uk
As Crawford tells it, the detective made a short, laconic phone call to Salander.
From the thenewstribune.com
A laconic working-class man still brooding over the untimely death of his wife.
From the freep.com
The Gospels are notoriously laconic about Jesus's life before his ministry began.
From the washingtonpost.com
I was a bit laconic but I think, with due respect, it is fairly understandable.
From the guardian.co.uk
I'm still giggling as a laconic staff member unstraps me from my supine position.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Crisp: 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"
- (laconically) in a dry laconic manner; "I know that," he said dryly
- (laconicism) laconism: terseness of expression
- A laconic phrase or laconism is a concise or terse statement, especially a blunt and elliptical rejoinder.
- Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise
- (laconically) In a terse manner, given to using few words
- (of speech or writing, or a speaker or writer). Brief, concise, terse. Mark was in a strangely laconic mood at dinner.
- Terse. Or as I like to define it: Severus Snape.
