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Laconic
adjective/luh-KON-ik/
A laconic person uses very few words when they speak or write.
In contextHis laconic reply of 'Maybe' told us he was still deciding.
Remember it
Laconic sounds like 'lack-onic' — someone laconic seems to LACK extra words.
Use it well
Use it approvingly for someone who says a lot with very little; it hints at cool confidence.