(adjective) using or involving the use of a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
‘I agree,’ Thomsen replied laconically.
"Pleasure isn't all fun," as the title to Episode X announces laconically
admire its laconic plainness or low-keyed sobriety
The camera reads over her shoulder as she recites a laconic monologue:
the laconic report of Joseph's response to his brothers works by starving us of information
good word that I should use more often
this laconic, light-footed and remarkably funny book
He knows what the man is thinking, the laconic pansy, a puff out for a joy ride