1) sparing of words; terse, pithy
2) using few words; terse: "a laconic reply."
laconic <> voluble, prolix, garrulous, loquacious, verbose
laconism <> verbosity
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