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elliptically
[ih-lip-tik-lee]
adverb
in the form of an ellipse.
in an elliptical manner; by an ellipse.
with great economy of words or expression; concisely.
to speak elliptically.
without sufficient transition or a logical connection between thoughts, ideas, or expressions; ambiguously or cryptically.
to jump elliptically from generalities to specifics.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of elliptically1
Example Sentences
Mulaney referred to the fires elliptically when discussing last year's Los Angeles series.
During a Pittsburgh stop earlier this month, Biden spoke elliptically about Trump’s trial, betting his audience was already in on the joke.
It’s also one of a number of movies that, by turns bluntly and elliptically, either focus on young people or on adults grappling with childhood in some manner.
Set in contemporary Beijing, the story emerges elliptically, as does Gu Wentong.
“You have to start dreaming,” he says elliptically.
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