Elliptical and Plain

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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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Plain is an antonym for elliptical.

Nearby Word: elliptic

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

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Elliptical is an antonym for plain.

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

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