laconic
Word family adjectivelaconicLaconianadverblaconicallynounlaconism
la·con·ic /ləˈkɒnɪk $ -ˈkɑː-/ adjectiveadj TALK TO somebodyusing only a few words to say something 〔语言〕简短的 OPP verbose —laconically /-kli/ adverbadv ‘She left, ’ said Pascoe laconically. “她走了。”帕斯科简短地说。
Origin laconic (1500-1600) Latin laconicus “of Sparta”, from Greek lakonikos; because the people of ancient Sparta were famous for not using many words