The Only Use of
laconic
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- A slight frown and a laconic "Yes," were the answer.†
Chpt 2.4laconic = using few words
Definition:
using few words
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."