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Definition of
laconic adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
laconic
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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ləˈkɑnɪk
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using only a few words to say something
a laconic comment
laconically
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ləˈkɑnɪkli
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adverb
“Family reasons,” he said laconically.
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laconic
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