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

A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
Robert Burton