laconic
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Laconic, cocky, stubborn and unapologetic, he’s a loner in a sport that requires teamwork.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
Laconic with a stiff upper lip, Link seems at first like a familiar character.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022
Laconic and soft-spoken, Mr. Hill spent nearly his entire government career working behind the scenes, avoiding photo ops while serving as a speechwriter and aide to secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and George P. Shultz.
From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2021
Laconic, stoic and, by this point, iconic in his sharp black suits, Wick is definitely a bad dude, but as Reeves plays him, he’s not an unfeeling monster.
From Seattle Times • May 15, 2019
In Characteristic-Writings both the Way of Thinking and the Style must be Laconic: Much must be contained in a little Compass.
From A Critical Essay on Characteristic-Writings From his translation of The Moral Characters of Theophrastus (1725) by Chorney, Alexander H.
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