elliptic
📖 Definitions
adjective
1. Marked by extreme economy of expression in speech or writing.
2. Cryptic, ambiguous, or obscure.
3. Marked by ellipsis
the omission of one or more words from a sentence.
4. Relating to or shaped like an ellipse.
💬 Usage Examples
“Engagingly poetic -- though, at times, maddeningly elliptic -- the novel interweaves Manod’s canny observations with other villagers’ memories, songs, and folktales.” Daneet Steffens; An Island Community Contends With Nature, War, and Outsiders; Boston Globe (Massachusetts); Apr 21, 2024.