adjective
laconic
luh-KON-ik/ləˈkɑːnɪk/
Using very few words, often bluntly.
His laconic response to the lengthy proposal is simply 'Fine.'
Etymology
Originally meaning “of Laconia,” the region around Sparta, laconic came to describe speech that says much in few words. The connection is the Spartans’ celebrated skill at brief, pointed replies.
In context
he has like this laconic just it's about the rights of victims basically right that's as much as he's gonna give you
More examples
- Usually laconic, my brother surprises us with a long wedding toast.
- The manager sends a laconic email: “Request denied.”
- Her laconic humor makes even a two-word comment funny.
Forms
laconic
laconically adverb — In a brief, often blunt manner.