Laconically is an English word with synonyms like dryly or drily. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Laconically in a sentence
Laconically meaning
In a terse manner, given to using few words.
Using Laconically
- The main meaning on this page is: In a terse manner, given to using few words.
- Useful related words include: dryly, drily.
Context around Laconically
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Laconically
- In this selection, "laconically" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, react and recorded stand out and add context to how "laconically" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include eviction is laconically recorded in and not react laconically to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "laconically" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with laconically
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
At least the NBA stars did not react laconically to the statements of the world champion. (16 words)
The so called 'brutal' eviction is laconically recorded in Captain Onslow's log: Tuesday 1 Jany. 1833. (17 words)
The so called 'brutal' eviction is laconically recorded in Captain Onslow's log: Tuesday 1 Jany. 1833. (17 words)
At least the NBA stars did not react laconically to the statements of the world champion. (16 words)
Example sentences (2)
At least the NBA stars did not react laconically to the statements of the world champion.
The so called 'brutal' eviction is laconically recorded in Captain Onslow's log: Tuesday 1 Jany. 1833.