- pauciloquent
[pauciloquent 词源字典]
- "That uses few words in speech or conversation; laconic", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From classical Latin pauci- + -loquent, after pauciloquy. Compare post-classical Latin pauciloquus that speaks little, of few words.[pauciloquent etymology, pauciloquent origin, 英语词源]