[identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] 1word1day
breviloquent (brev-EH-lo-kwent or brev-ee-LOH-kwent) - adj., speaking briefly or concisely.


Laconic. From Latin roots (I'm not seeing signs it was used in Latin itself) brevis, short + loquī, to speak.


I like Rev. Mike, but a breviloquent preacher won't go far.

---L.

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Date: 2010-09-17 01:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] white-guilt.livejournal.com
I like this word.
Thanks. ^^
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