All 3 Uses of
laconic
in
The Thundering Herd
- "Run out of cartridges," he said, laconically.†
Chpt 4 *laconically = in a manner that uses few words
- There were at least eight or ten hunters, long used to the range, and grim, laconic men who would have made any fighting force formidable.†
Chpt 12laconic = using few words
- "Jett, you ain't bravin' it out?" asked Pruitt, cool and laconic.†
Chpt 14
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."