1. in a brief and clearly expressed manner; using very few words
Usage: formal

Examples

• He answered the reporter’s questions laconically, giving only yes or no responses.
• The coach laconically told the team, ‘Practice harder.’
• She laconically replied ‘Fine’ when asked about her day.
• The witness testified laconically, offering no unnecessary details.
• He laconically dismissed the suggestion with a simple ‘No.’
• The general laconically ordered his troops to advance.
• She laconically summarized the entire meeting in three sentences.