elliptically
adjectiveHow many syllables in elliptically?
There are 5 syllables in the word elliptically.How to pronounce elliptically:
Definition of elliptically:
- elliptically (adjective):
- of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
Synonyms for elliptically:
abruptly
briefly
compactly
concisely
crisply
curtly
exactly
in a nutshell
in a word
in brief
in short
in sum
laconically
pithily
precisely
shortly
succinctly
summarily
tersely
Antonyms for elliptically:
at great length
at length
at undue length
bombastically
boringly
circuitously
circumlocutorily
convolutedly
diffusely
digressively
discursively
effusively
expansively
flowerily
garrulously
gassily
grandiloquently
gushingly
indirectly
interminably
involvedly
lengthily
logorrheically
long-windedly
longly
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