ELLIPTICALLY Definition & Meaning

elliptically

[ ih-lip-tik-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

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Origin of elliptically¹

First recorded in 1810–20; elliptical + -ly

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Mulaney referred to the fires elliptically when discussing last year's Los Angeles series.

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During a Pittsburgh stop earlier this month, Biden spoke elliptically about Trump’s trial, betting his audience was already in on the joke.

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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.

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Set in contemporary Beijing, the story emerges elliptically, as does Gu Wentong.

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“You have to start dreaming,” he says elliptically.

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