very condensed or concise, often so as to be obscure or ambiguous
b.
circumlocutory or long-winded
Also (for senses 1, 2): elliptic▶ USAGE The use of elliptical to mean circumlocutory should be avoided as it may be interpreted wrongly as meaning condensed or concise
Derived forms
elliptically (elˈliptically)
adverb
ellipticalness (elˈlipticalness)
noun
Examples of 'elliptic' in a sentence
elliptic
So his answers can be elliptic, even gnomic.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Leaves elliptic or egg-shaped, wider towards tips, margins serrated.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Indeed, air-traffic control uses codes based on elliptic curves to keep information about flight paths secure from hackers.