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Meaning of "laconically" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LACONICALLY

laconically  [ləˈkɒnɪkəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LACONICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Laconically is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES LACONICALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

laconically

Laconic phrase

A laconic phrase is a concise or terse statement, named after Laconia, the region of Greece including the city of Sparta. Similarly, a laconism is a figure of speech in which someone uses very few words to express an idea, in keeping with the Spartan reputation for verbal austerity.

Definition of laconically in the English dictionary

The definition of laconically in the dictionary is in such a way as to use few words; tersely.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LACONICALLY


Byronically
baɪˈrɒnɪkəlɪ
canonically
kəˈnɒnɪkəlɪ
demonically
dɪˈmɒnɪkəlɪ
electronically
ɪlekˈtrɒnɪkəlɪ
harmonically
hɑːˈmɒnɪkəlɪ
hydroponically
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈpɒnɪkəlɪ
ironically
aɪˈrɒnɪkəlɪ
monotonically
ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪkəlɪ
moronically
məˈrɒnɪkəlɪ
platonically
pləˈtɒnɪkəlɪ
sardonically
sɑːˈdɒnɪkəlɪ
stereophonically
ˌstɛrɪəˈfɒnɪkəlɪ
subsonically
ˌsʌbˈsɒnɪkəlɪ
supersonically
ˌsuːpəˈsɒnɪkəlɪ
synchronically
sɪŋˈkrɒnɪkəlɪ
tectonically
tɛkˈtɒnɪkəlɪ
telephonically
ˌtelɪˈfɒnɪkəlɪ
tonically
ˈtɒnɪkəlɪ
ultrasonically
ˌʌltrəˈsɒnɪkəlɪ
unironically
ˌʌnaɪˈrɒnɪkəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LACONICALLY

lacking
lackland
lackluster
lacklustre
Laclos
lacmus
Laconia
Laconian
laconic
laconical
laconicism
laconism
lacquer
lacquer tree
lacquered
lacquerer
lacquering
lacquerware
lacquerwork
lacquey

WORDS THAT END LIKE LACONICALLY

actually
alphabetically
automatically
basically
clinically
critically
dramatically
drastically
economically
fantastically
historically
locally
periodically
physically
politically
practically
specifically
statistically
technically
tragically
typically

Synonyms and antonyms of laconically in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «laconically» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LACONICALLY

Find out the translation of laconically to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of laconically from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «laconically» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

简洁地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lacónicamente
570 millions of speakers

English

laconically
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

laconically
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باقتضاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лаконично
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

laconicamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

laconically
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laconiquement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laconically
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lakonisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無駄なく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

laconically
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laconically
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vắn tắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இதுபற்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Laconically
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öz biçimde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

laconicamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lakonicznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лаконічно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

laconic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λακωνικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lakonies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lakoniskt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lakonisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of laconically

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LACONICALLY»

The term «laconically» is normally little used and occupies the 122.755 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LACONICALLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «laconically» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «laconically» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about laconically

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LACONICALLY»

Discover the use of laconically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to laconically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Foundations of Confucian thought [electronic resource]: ...
Similarly, when in 609, Xiang Zhong murdered the heir apparent, Wu, the Chun qiu laconically noted: "Winter, the tenth month. The son died" (Chun qiu, Wen 18: 629). The Zuo explains: "The book [Chun qiu] says 'the son died' because of the ...
Yuri Pines, 2002
2
Greater Than the Parts: Holism in Biomedicine, 1920-1950
Laconically. During the two decades following Cannon's death (1945), there was sufficient interest in his ideas for publishers to want to reissue Bodily Changes in Pain, Hunger, Fear and Rage (1953), his autobiographic account, The Way of ...
Christopher Lawrence, George Weisz, 1998
3
The Basset-Table. A comedy ... The second edition
Pray speak properly, positively, laconically, and naturally. Lady. So; she has given him a Broadside already. T Capt, Laconically! Why, why, what is your Daughter, Sir Richard? ha. Sir Rirb. May I be reduc'd to wooden Shoev, isl can tell you, ...
Susanna Centlivre, 1736
4
The Autobiography of Earnest Sims
“Yeah,” Rose, a beautiful, mulatto-skinned woman that had to be looked at twice to be sure she wasn't a white woman, said laconically as she and Tease stopped a moment to talk with Bernard and me. Years ago, I had said to Rose Mary's ...
Earnest Sims, 2012
5
Miami Rock
Greb smiled laconically. "Your brother was too busy hugging the floor to knock me down, chump," he said. "Case you din' see it yah buddy there hit me from behind." Pittlowski stared at Greb. "You punk, I could kill you. Why'nt you go back in ah ...
Keith Laufenberg, 2008
6
Specters of War: Hollywood's Engagement with Military Conflict
One year after V-Day, the police detective can laconically claim he is very busy these days owing to “a post-war boom in homicide.” Somewhere in the Night unravels the following retrospective evaluation of war: by drawing all the attention to ...
Elisabeth Bronfen, 2012
7
Cap Badge: The Story of Four Battalions of The Bedfordshire ...
The war diary lists this activity laconically as 'Battalion normal training'. On 1st June a ceremonial burial service was held at the Brigade cemetery and the officers of the Battalion toured the battlefield. Reinforcements were drafted in and the ...
R H Medley, 1992
8
Saddest Country: On Assignment in Colombia
The helicopter flew off; “They don't fly at night,” the lieutenant said laconically. There had been no bangs for a while, although most of the soldiers would spend the night out in foxholes. I began to worry about something else. The lieutenant ...
Nicholas Coghlan, 2004
9
The Italian's Token Wife (Mills & Boon Modern)
'Thisafternoon,' replied hisson laconically, and proceeded to cross to wherehiscousin was standing, stockstill. kissher 'Lucia,' hesaid dutifully, and bentto on either cheek. She smelt of toomuch perfume,and herface wastoomade up, but she ...
Julia James, 2014
10
After Thermopylae: The Oath of Plataea and the End of the ...
... and to other, competing monuments (see further below). The text on the coil began laconically: ”These fought the war.” The list of31 names that follows also began laconically in another sense: it was headed by”Lacedaemonians” ( Spartans).
Paul Cartledge, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LACONICALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term laconically is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bill Bailey: 'I still see myself as learning my craft' - Belfast Telegraph
"Parrots," he says laconically, by way of explanation. "What can you do? They're very affectionate but noisy and always like to have the last ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
International Champions Cup: What We Learned – Real Madrid 0 (6 …
Not even the penalty shootout brought the teams out of second gear, with 12 penalties taking quite laconically before Roma came up victorious. «Outside90, Jul 15»
3
Meet the Designers Behind the Leica Q (Typ 116) - DigitalVersus
Peter Kruschewski replied laconically to our question: "No, it's neither a Sony sensor (like in the X range) nor a CMOSIS/STMicro sensor (like in ... «DigitalVersus, Jul 15»
4
Setting the Record Straight: The Nutcracker Comes to America
About the 1892 premiere of The Nutcracker at the Mariinsky Theatre, Barton comments laconically, "It does not catch on." And those who are ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Why surreal stand-up loves all things weird and wonderful
“Parrots,” he says laconically, by way of explanation. “What can you do? They're very affectionate but noisy and always like to have the last ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»
6
Arshavin's sad departure from Zenit
As Arshavin's contract expired, Villas-Boas laconically announced that it will not be renewed. At the same time, the Portuguese said that ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
7
Travel chaos
The young man spent an inordinate amount of time looking through the passports then said laconically “where's his visa?” gesturing equally laconically, at ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Secrets and Scandals - Reforming Rhode Island 1986-2006 …
He spoke laconically, moving through the matrix of legislative functions, schedules, and structures like a plumber tracing pipes through the ... «GoLocalProv, Jul 15»
9
Former Ambassador McFaul's Tweet in Russian Raises a Laugh
... he has stopped publishing his tweets in Russian, the diplomat replied laconically "Zabyl" ("I have forgotten") in Russian using English letters. «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
10
Breaking Down News: Dial M for Murder
Honest people laconically tweeted back: “Kuchh nahin samjha, sir.” The imaginative tried to guess what the PM had said, and answered back: ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Laconically [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/laconically>. Oct 2026 ».
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