Word of the Day - Laconic

[debodun]

Laconic (adjective) - given to using very few words; terse; concise.

Stopping to ask directions, I was given a laconic answer by a local resident.

 

[ohioboy]

William Henry Harrison's Inaugural speech was anything but Laconic, lasting over an hour +.

 

[Mizmo]

She responded to his marriage proposal with the laconic reply....."I'll think about it"

 

[Bellbird]

He was laconic in his reply.

 

[Lavinia]

I much prefer people to be laconic rather than waffling once they have your attention.

 

[Em in Ohio]

When describing works of modern art, the museum guide preferred giving snappy, laconic one-liners over wordy narratives.