laconically
laconically adverb: in a terse manner, given to using few words.
Adverb
laconically (comparative more laconically, superlative most laconically)
- In a terse manner, given to using few words.
- The "King" responded well to this treatment and would have maintained 60 m.p.h. up the steepest part had it not been for a brief bout of slipping, which was quickly corrected by Driver Bailes ("Autumn leaves", he remarked laconically).1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Part, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 105
- An officer makes his way through the maelstrom to report a serious fire in one of the turrets. Rozhestvensky laconically orders him to try and put it out, as there isn't much he can do from inside the conning tower.2019 September 18, Drachinifel, 21:07 from the start, in Battle of Tsushima - When the 2nd Pacific Squadron thought it couldn't get any worse..., archived from the original on 04 Dec 2022
Forms of laconically
| comparative | more laconically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most laconically |
Origin of laconically
From laconic + -ally; from Laconia, the section of Ancient Greece that the Spartans came from; they were notoriously short of speech.
Questions about laconically
- What does laconically mean?
- Laconically means in a terse manner, given to using few words.
- What part of speech is laconically?
- Laconically is an adverb.
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