laconic

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But perhaps the laconic statement from Marie Sherlock of the center-left Labour Party captured the spirit of this ugly encounter in a more realistic mode.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

Dry humor also pervades a novel that is enriched throughout by the laconic speech of the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

He’s rough-hewn, simple, hardworking, not immune to the impermanent nature of the world but brought up short when that world goes awry; Mr. Edgerton has to give emotional depth to a laconic character.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Van Loon, added: "So now and then he could come across as laconic, a bit too easy going. Maybe at times some youth managers even thought of him as lazy."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

The New England states use a terse form of instruction, a tight-lipped, laconic style sheet, wasting no words and few letters.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck