laconically
adjectiveHow many syllables in laconically?
There are 5 syllables in the word laconically.How to pronounce laconically:
Definition of laconically:
- laconically (adjective):
- using or involving the use of a minimum of words concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
Synonyms for laconically:
abruptly
briefly
compactly
concisely
crisply
curtly
drily
elliptically
exactly
in a nutshell
in a word
in brief
in sum
pithily
precisely
sententiously
shortly
succinctly
summarily
tersely
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- unachievable
- inexplicable
- irreproachable
- uninteresting
- understandably
- tenaciously
- artistically
- assiduously
- pragmatically
- romantically
- enunciating
- superintendent
- inestimable
- wholeheartedly
- undeniable
- insurmountable
- interchangeable
- sensationalize
- immaculately
- magnanimously
- comprehensively
- superficially
- horizontally
- distinguishable
- maliciously
- anticlimactic
- nonsectarian
- dictionary
- disputatious
- hypercritical
- irresistibly
- surreptitious
- contextualize
- imperiously
- suspiciously
- independently
- reverberated
- complimentary
- figuratively
- quantitatively
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- multitudinous
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- inordinately
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The number of syllables in a word can affect its meaning, a phenomenon known as minimal pairs in phonology.
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