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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024el•lip•ti•cal•ly (i lip′tik lē),USA pronunciation adv. - Rhetoricin the form of an ellipse.
- Rhetoricin an elliptical manner;
by an ellipse. - Rhetoricwith great economy of words or expression;
concisely:to speak elliptically. - Rhetoricwithout sufficient transition or a logical connection between thoughts, ideas, or expressions;
ambiguously or cryptically:to jump elliptically from generalities to specifics.
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