Clear
Elliptical
Elliptical adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Usage example: the poet's elliptical style is such that the reader often senses that an allusion is being made—but to what exactly?
Clear is an antonym for elliptical.
Nearby Word: elliptic
Both words in one sentence
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His father (currently in the form of a young girl and by now a friend) was forbidden to tell anyone, but by silence and elliptical statements managed to make the whole story clear.
Source: Tongue-Tied
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