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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: laconicus 'of Sparta', from Greek lakonikos; because the people of ancient Sparta were famous for not using many words

laconic

 adjective
     
la‧con‧ic
using only a few words to say something
—laconically adverb:
'She left,' said Pascoe laconically.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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