Both Uses of
laconic
in
City of Bones
- "Hello is girly," he informed her. "Real men are terse. Laconic."
Chpt 18 *laconic = use few words
- "Yep," he said laconically.†
Chpt 20laconically = in a manner that uses 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."