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laconically

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of laconically

in a few words

the witness answered the prosecutorʼs questions rather laconically and had to be coaxed into giving more details

Synonyms of laconically

briefly, compactly, concisely, crisply, curtly, elliptically, pithily, shortly, succinctly, summarily, tersely

Words Related to laconically

aphoristically, sententiously

exactly, precisely

abruptly, bluffly, bluntly, brusquely

monosyllabically

Phrases Synonymous with laconically

in a nutshell, in a word, in brief, in short, in sum

Near Antonyms of laconically

redundantly, repetitiously

Antonyms of laconically

diffusely, long-windedly, verbosely, wordily

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