using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

Pronunciation:
lay-KAHN-ick

In a sentence:
Harry’s laconic response to his girlfriend’s request for more attention and consideration was met with so many tears that a bucket had to be placed over the latter’s head.

In a different sentence:
Nina’s summary of the events of that tragic day was so laconic and mechanical that she was immediately named as a suspect, and subjected to forty-eight hours of intense physical and verbal torture before being allowed back into her pre-school classroom.