Today's vocabulary word is:
Laconic (adjective)
Pronounced: la-kon-ik, with accent on second syllable
Definition: terse; using few words; concise.
This is a good word to describe the silent cowboy or the detective who thinks a lot but says very little.
Can you use "laconic" in a sentence?
Last week's word was keel-haul.
"The cruel captain from Mutiny on the Bounty used to keel-haul his sailors when they disrespected him. I wonder if some of the men drowned before they could be hauled back up from the underside of the ship."
Laconic (adjective)
Pronounced: la-kon-ik, with accent on second syllable
Definition: terse; using few words; concise.
This is a good word to describe the silent cowboy or the detective who thinks a lot but says very little.
Can you use "laconic" in a sentence?
Last week's word was keel-haul.
"The cruel captain from Mutiny on the Bounty used to keel-haul his sailors when they disrespected him. I wonder if some of the men drowned before they could be hauled back up from the underside of the ship."
His laconic reply was more than enough.
ReplyDeleteGood job, Clark!
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