Elliptical and Verbose

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Elliptical adjective - Marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning.

Usage example: his elliptical replies can seem rude to some people, but that's just his way

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Verbose is an antonym for elliptical.

Nearby Word: elliptic

Verbose adjective - Using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea.

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Elliptical is an antonym for verbose.

Nearby Words: verbosity, verbosely

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