Sparing with words
laconic \luh-KON-ik\ (adjective) - Sparing with words, concise, terse.
"Lana's laconic way of speaking was completely at odds with her wordy, rambling prose style."
From Latin Laconicus, from Greek Lakonikos, from Lakon, Laconian, a resident of Laconia, an ancient country in southern Greece (Capital: Sparta). From the the reputation of the Laconians for terseness.
"Lana's laconic way of speaking was completely at odds with her wordy, rambling prose style."
From Latin Laconicus, from Greek Lakonikos, from Lakon, Laconian, a resident of Laconia, an ancient country in southern Greece (Capital: Sparta). From the the reputation of the Laconians for terseness.
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