laconico — meaning in English

English meaning

• laconic adjective Using very few words, in a way that seems deliberate and often dry.
• sententious adj Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
• terse adj Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

Senses

laconico is used for these senses in English:

• laconic Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
• terse (by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

sententious — full definition

1. adj Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
2. adj Tending to the frequent use aphorisms or maxims; especially, in a manner that is affected, trite or self-righteous.
3. adj Full of meaning.
4. adj Relating to a sentence; sentential.

Related Italian words