elliptically

[ ih-lip-tik-lee ]

/ ɪˈlɪp tɪk li /

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.

Nearby words

elliptical amputation, elliptical galaxy, elliptical light, elliptical polarization, elliptical trainer, elliptically, ellipticity, elliptocyte, elliptocytosis, elliptograph, ellis

Origin of elliptically

First recorded in 1810–20; elliptical + -ly

Examples from the Web for elliptically

President Obama has elliptically promised that a U.S.-led coalition will prevent Iran from obtaining the bomb.
How to Stop the Threat From Iran: Ban the Bomb|Geoffrey Robertson|January 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Aristotle used Enthymeme in the wider sense of an elliptically expressed argument.
Logic, Inductive and Deductive|William Minto