laconic.

Expressing oneself in notably few words.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• laconic reply
• laconic style

On the page

Her laconic reply ended the inquiry.

The report’s laconic style concealed its urgency.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more laconic; superlative most laconic where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.