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Meanings of laconic in English

Abruptly or brusquely short.

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Examples for "crisp"
Examples for "crisp"
1
Colours look rich without being over saturated; text is crisp and clear.
The Irish Times
2
A whine was in one voice; in the other was crisp command.
The Sheriff's Son
3
The system is remarkable for the crisp, clear picture that it projects.
Wired
4
Unfolded, they were vast and crisp and beautifully printed on quality paper.
Neither here nor there: travels in europe
5
Strong response to last week's fearless attack on the potato crisp people.
The Irish Times
1
Getting up, 'I must go,' she said in her curt, abrupt way.
Eyeless in Gaza
2
A curt Nicholas Raskin does appear on camera briefly to answer questions.
Reuters
3
Sir Eustace spoke in the same curt tone; his mouth was merciless.
Greatheart
4
In an instant there flashed back over the wires the curt reply:
The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873
5
Johnny had offered to help, Hagen had given him a curt no.
The Godfather
1
Thus far Meyer's terse instructions have been high-concept: Turn on the sex.
Big bosoms and square jaws
2
Napster issued a terse statement denying that its future is in jeopardy.
Wired
3
We just get very terse statements that the case has been solved.
The Guardian
4
There are different ways to write expressions, some more terse than others.
Sed & awk, 2nd edition
5
Perhaps because it was so terse; perhaps because it was so characteristic.
The Circular Study
Usage of laconic in English
1
While Shadow is more laconic, Whittle's physical presence looms in every frame.
News.com.au
2
Then, elevating his eyebrows in mild impatience, he made the laconic announcement:
Red Masquerade: Being the Story of the Lone Wolf's Daughter
3
Her laconic speech places her at the bottom rung of the storytellers.
And the rat laughed
4
He leans back in his chair and continues in a laconic voice.
Saving max
5
He signed this laconic order, which I instantly despatched to General Ferino.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 04
6
The answer which I carried back two days later was equally laconic.
Two Sides of the Face: Midwinter Tales
7
One night a courier arrived at Montaignac, bearing the following laconic despatch:
The Honor of the Name
8
While the bartender burns incense, the square mouth grows scornful, laconic, boastful.
David Lockwin—The People's Idol
9
Robert Mitchum, wonderfully laconic as a small-time hood, headed a brilliant cast.
The Guardian
10
The Earl returned this truly laconic, for being so unnatural, an answer.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
11
I wrote him of my marriage, but his congratulations were very laconic.
The Northern Light
12
She was even more silent than her laconic half-breed hired woman, Rada.
Wild Youth, Volume 1.
13
How simple, how touching, how laconic, how full of souvenirs it is!
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 / A Maga...
14
Hecht's former number two was laconic by nature, seldom having much to say.
Surrender to the will of the night
15
Four days later, I got a little package with this laconic return address:
Bag of Bones
16
It was three in the afternoon when he entered with the laconic remark:
The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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