Adjektiv

lakonisch

laconic, terse, concise, succinct

Seine Antwort war kurz und lakonisch.

His answer was short and laconic.

Er ist für seinen lakonischen Humor bekannt.

He is known for his laconic humour.

`to be` + `[adjective]` (as a predicate) His answer was laconic. Seine Antwort war lakonisch.

Synonyms: terse, concise, succinct; Antonyms: verbose, loquacious, garrulous

From Ancient Greek 'Lakonikos', meaning 'from Laconia', the region of Sparta, whose inhabitants were famous for their terse speech.

Picture a Spartan warrior, a person of few words, to remember the meaning.

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