Elliptical and Evident

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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?

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Evident is an antonym for elliptical.

Nearby Word: elliptic

Evident adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.

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Elliptical is an antonym for evident.

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