Definition of LACONICALLY

laconically

Adverb

  • in a dry laconic manner; he said dryly

Adv

  • In a terse manner, given to using few words.

Origin / Etymology

From laconic + -ally; from Laconia, the section of Ancient Greece that the Spartans came from; they were notoriously short of speech.

Synonyms

drily, dryly

Scrabble Score: 18

laconically: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
laconically: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
laconically: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

laconically: valid Words With Friends Word