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Meanings of laconic in English

Abruptly or brusquely short.

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Usage of laconic in English
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While Shadow is more laconic, Whittle's physical presence looms in every frame.
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2
Then, elevating his eyebrows in mild impatience, he made the laconic announcement:
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3
Her laconic speech places her at the bottom rung of the storytellers.
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4
He leans back in his chair and continues in a laconic voice.
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He signed this laconic order, which I instantly despatched to General Ferino.
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6
The answer which I carried back two days later was equally laconic.
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7
One night a courier arrived at Montaignac, bearing the following laconic despatch:
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8
While the bartender burns incense, the square mouth grows scornful, laconic, boastful.
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9
Robert Mitchum, wonderfully laconic as a small-time hood, headed a brilliant cast.
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10
The Earl returned this truly laconic, for being so unnatural, an answer.
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11
I wrote him of my marriage, but his congratulations were very laconic.
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12
She was even more silent than her laconic half-breed hired woman, Rada.
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13
How simple, how touching, how laconic, how full of souvenirs it is!
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14
Hecht's former number two was laconic by nature, seldom having much to say.
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Four days later, I got a little package with this laconic return address:
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It was three in the afternoon when he entered with the laconic remark:
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common