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Laconic
//ləˈkɒnɪk//
"Laconic" in a Sentence (11 examples)
"The game's afoot" is Holmes's laconic call to action.
The economist is not laconic.
Tom has a laconic sense of humour.
His answer was laconic.
Her answer was laconic.
Although he says few words, his laconic style conveys a sense of wisdom.
Near-synonym: brief
Near-synonyms: taciturn, untalkative, terse, quiet, spartan
I grow laconick even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long.
His sense was strong and his style laconic.
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A key player up the other end of the ground is Harris Andrews, who sometimes gets unfairly criticised for his laconic playing style. He desperately cares for this team.
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