Boccalini…indicts a laconic writer for speaking that in three words which he might have said in two (Sir Richard Steele).
SYNONYM(S): short, condensed, terse, succinct, pithy, sententious.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con´i|cal|ness — con|i|cal «KON uh kuhl», adjective. 1. shaped like a cone: »Volcanic mountains are conical. 2. of a cone. –con´i|cal|ly, adverb. –con´i|cal|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
con´i|cal|ly — con|i|cal «KON uh kuhl», adjective. 1. shaped like a cone: »Volcanic mountains are conical. 2. of a cone. –con´i|cal|ly, adverb. –con´i|cal|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
con|i|cal — «KON uh kuhl», adjective. 1. shaped like a cone: »Volcanic mountains are conical. 2. of a cone. –con´i|cal|ly, adverb. –con´i|cal|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
con|fo|cal — «kon FOH kuhl», adjective. Mathematics. having the same focus or foci … Useful english dictionary
i|con´i|cal|ly — i|con|ic «y KON ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with an icon; like an icon. 2. a) following a conventional style in art. b) defining or exemplifying a form: »an iconic ladder back chair. 3. highly admired as unique or one of the best of… … Useful english dictionary
ob|con´i|cal|ly — ob|con|ic «ob KON ihk», adjective. Botany. conical, with the base upward or outward; inversely conical. –ob|con´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
Dra|con|i|cal|ly — «druh KON uh klee», adverb. in a Draconic manner; vigorously; severely … Useful english dictionary
i|con|i|cal — «y KON uh kuhl», adjective. = iconic. (Cf. ↑iconic) … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|con|i|cal — «SEHM ee KON uh kuhl», adjective. having the form of half a cone … Useful english dictionary
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