# lapidar

lapidar is a German adjective meaning “succinct”. Forms: lapidarer, am lapidarsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: lapidarer
- Superlative: am lapidarsten

## In other languages

- Русский: лапидарный, краткий, сжатый

## Meanings

1. _archaic_ succinct, concise, lapidary
2. inappropriately brief, terse, offhand, not providing sufficient information, not showing sufficient concern
   - Der Minister wischte alle Bedenken mit einer lapidaren Bemerkung beiseite. — The minister brushed off all concerns with a terse remark.

---
Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/lapidar