All 3 Uses of
laconic
in
The Power and the Glory, by Cooke
- Those among whom she had been bred, laconically called the colour red; but in fact it was only too deep a gold to be quite yellow.†
Chpt 2 *laconically = in a manner that uses few words
- "Room for another boarder?" he asked laconically.†
Chpt 11
- "Sick?" inquired Reardon laconically, as he made some entry on a card and dropped it in a drawer beside him.†
Chpt 17
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."