Laconic: The Spartan Way of Speaking
The Spartans answered a king's threat with just ONE word
LACONICluh-KON-ikadjective
Which word is OPPOSITE in meaning to LACONIC?
- ATerse
- BVerbose
- CSuccinct
- DBrief
- Meaning
- Using very few words.
- Example
- When asked how the mock went, Arjun gave a laconic reply: “Fine.”
- Synonyms
- brief, terse, concise, succinct
- Antonyms
- verbose, wordy, talkative, long-winded
- Origin
- From Laconia, the home of the ancient Spartans, who were famous for speaking in very few words
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