laconic [adjective]: using few words; terse.
Example: His replies were laconic, almost rude.
Related words: laconically [adverb], laconicism [noun]
Synonyms: brief, brusque, concise, condensed, curt, pithy, terse, short, succinct
Antonyms: bombastic, discursive, garrulous, long-winded, loquacious, pleonastic, rambling, tedious, voluble, verbose, wordy
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