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Another word for laconic

Adjective

  1. Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen

    2. See also:

    words

    style

    big

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Another word for laconic

Modifier
    2. See also:

    concise

    terse

    taciturn

    short

    concise

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Sentence Examples

  • He raised both eyebrows with a laconic grin.

  • So little did he understand the seriousness of the situation that, when the laconic message "All is over!"

  • Cato labours to express himself in an awkward and laconic epistle, apologizing for its length.

  • The existence of famine and cholera added to the difficulties of the government, and in March 1867 the Lower House, by a majority of three, passed the laconic resolution, " The chamber inflicts a vote of blame on the government.

  • The romance which has here been utilized shows an acquaintance with Egypt; the narratives are discursive, not laconic, everything is more detailed, and more under the influence of literary art.

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