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• laconick (obsolete)

語源

From Latin Lacōnicus (“Spartan”), from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (Lakōnikós, “Laconian”). Laconia was the region inhabited and ruled by the Spartans, who were known for their brevity in speech.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ləˈkɒnɪk/
• (General American) IPA: /ləˈkɑnɪk/
• 韻: -ɒnɪk

形容詞

laconic (comparative more laconic, superlative most laconic)

1. Of speech or writing, communicative through the use of as few words as possible.

   Synonyms: terse, succinct, concise, pithy, lapidary

   Antonyms: verbose, prolix, loquacious, long-winded, bombastic

   Near-synonym: brief

2. Of a speaker or writer, communicating through the use of as few words as possible.

   Antonyms: talkative, chatty, verbose, prolix, loquacious, long-winded, bombastic

   Near-synonyms: taciturn, untalkative, terse, quiet, spartan

   • August 17, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift:

     I grow laconick even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long.

   • 1738, Zachary Grey, An Attempt towards the Character of the Royal Martyr King Charles I:

     His sense was strong and his style laconic.

3. (Australia, sometimes proscribed) Of a person, laidback; casual; not intense.
   • 2022 June 15, Donal Wilson, “Mid-season review: Brisbane Lions”, in Roar‎:

     A key player up the other end of the ground is Harris Andrews, who sometimes gets unfairly criticised for his laconic playing style. He desperately cares for this team.

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• cloacin, calocin, concial, conical, calcino, colanic