laconically
adverb
laconically is spelled L-A-C-O-N-I-C-A-L-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, laconically means “In a terse manner, given to using few words” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in laconically?
| Letters | 11: L-A-C-O-N-I-C-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is laconically?
Laconically appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of laconically
- more laconically comparative
- most laconically superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laconically mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a terse manner, given to using few words.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Laconically in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a terse manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | laconiquement |
| Spanish | lacónicamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does laconically come from?
From laconic + -ally; from Laconia, the section of Ancient Greece that the Spartans came from; they were notoriously short of speech.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).