The Only Use of
laconic
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- retorts Miller laconically, and turns to Haie Westhus again.
Chpt 5laconically = brief and to the point
Definition:
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(laconic) using few wordseditor's notes: The word laconic is named after Laconia, a region of Greece once known for using few words. For example, when ancient Athens was fighting Sparta, Athens sent a long message saying "If we beat you, we will destroy your civilization, we will kill everybody, we will spare no-one." The Spartans replied with one word: "If."