LACONIC


Meaning of LACONIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lə-ˈkä-nik ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin laconicus Spartan, from Greek lakōnikos; from the Spartan reputation for terseness of speech

Date: 1589

: using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

Synonyms: see concise

• la·con·i·cal·ly -ni-k(ə-)lē adverb

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