LACONIC
\lakˈɒnɪk], \lakˈɒnɪk], \l_a_k_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k]\
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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"
By Princeton University
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.