Laconically
From Fresh Dictionary
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English
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Etymology
From Laconia, the section of ancient Greece the Spartans came from, who were notoriously short of speech.
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Adverb
laconically
- In a terse manner, geven to using few words.
- Woodrow Wilson was so laconic that when a long winded dinner companion said "I bet I can get you to say three words," he replied "you lose."