Definitions
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
Word origin
From Latin Lacōnicus (“Spartan”), from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (Lakōnikós, “Laconian”). Laconia was the region inhabited and ruled by the Spartans, who were known for their brevity in speech.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
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