laconic
— Adjective
– English
~ brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"
laconically
— Adverb
– English
~ in a dry laconic manner; "`I know that', he said dryly"
laconicism
— Noun
– English
~ terseness of expression