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laconical

laconical is the archaic form of laconic.

Meaning of laconic

Adjective

laconic (comparative more laconic, superlative most laconic)

  1. Of speech or writing, communicative through the use of as few words as possible.
    • Near-synonym: brief
  2. Of a speaker or writer, communicating through the use of as few words as possible.
    • Near-synonyms: taciturn, untalkative, terse, quiet, spartan
  3. (Australia, proscribed, sometimes) Laid-back; casual; not intense.
    • 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.2022 June 15, Donal Wilson, “Mid-season review: Brisbane Lions”, in Roar

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Forms of laconical

comparativemore laconical
superlativemost laconical

Words formed from laconical

Questions about laconical

What is laconical the archaic form of?
Laconical is the archaic form of laconic.

Words near laconical in the dictionary

  1. Laconia
  2. Laconian
  3. Laconians
  4. laconic
  5. laconica
  6. laconical
  7. laconically
  8. laconicalness
  9. laconicism
  10. laconicisms
  11. laconicity

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