elliptic

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Definition: terse
Antonyms: clear, direct

IN BRIEF: Shaped like an oval. Also: Of, relating to, or marked by three periods in a row.

Tim's English teacher was impressed by his skillful use of elliptical marks to shorten the lengthy quotation.

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of, relating to, or having the shape of an ellipse or ellipsoid.
—elliptically adv.

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For a list of words related to elliptical, see:

• Rhetoric and Figures of Speech - elliptical: (adj) tending to be ambiguous, unclear, or roundabout
• Introverted, Reserved, Isolated, or Mysterious
• Shapes - elliptical: (adj) elliptic

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See words rhyming with "elliptic."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ellipseformet, oval, elliptisk

Français (French)
adj. - elliptique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - elliptisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ελλειπτικός

Italiano (Italian)
ellittico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - elíptico

Русский (Russian)
эллиптический, туманный, краткий, сжатый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - elíptico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - elliptisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
椭圆的, 省略的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 橢圓的, 省略的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 타원의, 생략법의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 長円の, 省略法の, 楕円形の, 省略の, 分かりにくい

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮סגלגל, מכיל השמטה‬

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