laconic: 简洁的; concise, using few words 1) sparing of words; terse, pithy 2) using few words; terse: a laconic reply. laconicvoluble, prolix, garrulous, loquacious, verbose laconismverbosity voluble : laconic laconic : speech laconic : volubility laconic : curt loquacious : laconic 1. For someone as laconic as she, who preferred to speak only when absolutely necessary, his relentless chatter was completely maddening. 2. After a laconic introduction the program began. 3. The people enjoyed the public addresses of the laconic queen. 4. His laconic replies of a sentence or two unfairly earned him a reputation for being rude. Synonyms: brusque, concise, succinct; rudely abrupt, blunt, brusk, brusque, curt laconic: using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |