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laconic
adjective
(la-con-ic)
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
Synonyms:
crisp
,
curt
,
terse
,
Examples:
The laconic reply; `yes'.
Words Related to
laconic
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terse
,
curt
,
crisp
,
concise
,
taciturn
,
deadpan
,
gruff
,
wry
,
sardonic
,
pithy
,
stoic
,
droll
,
affable
,
monosyllabic
,
jocular
,
garrulous
,
amiable
,
sarcastic
,
stolid
,
eloquent
,
gnomic
,
brusque
,
easygoing
,
jovial
,
nonchalant
,
loquacious
,
glib
,
epigrammatic
,
unassuming
,
avuncular
,
plainspoken
,
erudite
,
impassive
,
stoical
,
unflappable
,
unemotional
,
voluble
,
folksy
,
chatty
,
unquotable
,
genial
,
drawling
,
undemonstrative
,
affectless
,
imperturbable
,
phlegmatic
,
diffident
,
insouciant
,
saturnine
,
hangdog
,
inexpressive
,
cocksure
,
lugubrious
,
morose
,
debonair
,
orotund
,
pugnacious
,
irascible
,
humorless
,
gravelly
,
suave
,
grizzled
,
brash
,
verbose
,
adenoidal
,
rueful
,
rawboned
,
gregarious
,
guileless
,
moody
,
melancholy
,
surly
,
unshowy
,
unexpressive
,
dour
,
steely
,
stentorian
,
laidback
,
uninflected
,
schoolmasterly
,
stubbled
,
supercilious
,
unexcitable
,
flinty
,
weaselly
,
florid
,
growly
,
unassertive
,
owlish
,
mustachioed
,
hemingwayesque
,
courtly
,
goatish
,
dandified
,
unhurried
,
blithe
,
bespectacled
,
acerbic
,
rakish
,
puckish
,
laconic
Examples by Brain Bank Users
By: Jamie
From:
Words in the News - December 2018
The teen boy was laconic with his parents but loquacious with his friends.