Associations to the word «Laconic»

Wiktionary

LACONIC, adjective. Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.

Dictionary definition

LACONIC, adjective. Brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn