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Definition of "elliptically" [el•lip•tic•al•ly]

  • In the form of an ellipse (adverb)
  • Using ellipsis (adverb)

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Use "elliptically" in a sentence
  • "It's not because poets are writing "elliptically"."
  • "But humiliating others is like throwing a boomerang which travels elliptically in the air and returns to the person who threw it."
  • "And he very elliptically told us that he didn't value John Lewis-style "employee engagement" simply because it was nicer."