All 4 Uses of "laconic" in "The Call of the Canyon"

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laconic
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The Call of the Canyon
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With the same leisurely case and a cool, laconic stare the clerk turned the book toward her.†
Chpt 1 *

laconic = using few words
Sometimes they pull your pillow out from under your head," replied Flo, laconically.†
Chpt 4

laconically = in a manner that uses few words
That conceited hombre, Lee Stanton, will be riding in here," answered Flo, laconically.†
Chpt 5
"Yes—great bother and annoyance," she said, laconically.†
Chpt 6

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(1) (laconic)
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."
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)