laconic

brief and to the point; effectively cut short

Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; brusque; epigrammatic. In this sense laconic is the usual form.

Latin 'laconicus,' from the ancient Greek city of Laconia, known for brevity

“Wilfrid's reply was laconic. "If you cannot stand a week of the brogue, give up Besworth, by all means." He made no further allusion to the place.”

— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith

“Only a wise man knows when to get off." In 1970, he endowed the Lili Fabilli and Eric Hoffer Laconic Essay Prize for students, faculty, and staff at the University of California, Berkeley.”