Laconic vs. Pithy — What's the Difference?

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words

Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief

Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.

Consisting of or resembling pith.

Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.

Concise and meaningful.

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

Of, like, or abounding in pith; spongy or having small holes or pits.

Laconian; characteristic of, or like, the Spartans; hence, stern or severe; cruel; unflinching.

Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.

Laconism.

Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent.

Brief and to the point; effectively cut short;

Concise and full of meaning;

In a pithy sententious manner;