elliptic

(ĭ-lĭp'tĭk) or el·lip·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or having the shape of an ellipse.
2. Containing or characterized by ellipsis.
3. 1. Of or relating to extreme economy of oral or written expression.
   2. Marked by deliberate obscurity of style or expression.

[New Latin ellīpticus, from Greek elleiptikos, defective, from elleipsis, a falling short, ellipsis. See ellipsis.]

elliptically el·lip'ti·cal·ly adv.

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adj

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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