From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlaconicla‧con‧ic /ləˈkɒnɪk $ -ˈkɑː-/ adjective TALK TO somebodyusing only a few words to say something OPP verbose —laconically /-kli/ adverb ‘She left, ’ said Pascoe laconically.Origin laconic (1500-1600) Latin laconicus “of Sparta”, from Greek lakonikos; because the people of ancient Sparta were famous for not using many words
