LACONIC


Meaning of LACONIC in English

— laconically , adv.

/leuh kon"ik/ , adj.

using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.

[ 1580-90; Laconicus Lakonikós Laconian, equiv. to Lákon a Laconian + -ikos -IC ]

Syn . brief, pithy, terse; succinct.

Ant . voluble.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .