Elliptically
Elliptically adverb - In a few words.
Usage example: the characters in Harold Pinter's plays speak elliptically leaving much of the meaning to be conveyed by the frequent, lengthy pauses
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Synonyms for Elliptically
Pithily and elliptically are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pithily" instead an adverb "Elliptically".
Pithily
Pithily adverb - In a few words.
Usage example: the observation that “War is hell” is how General Sherman pithily summed up his experiences in combat
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Synonyms for Pithily
Elliptically and pithily are semantically related. You can use "Elliptically" instead an adverb "Pithily".
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Related pairs
- precisely and elliptically
- precisely and pithily
- abruptly and elliptically
- abruptly and pithily
- shortly and elliptically
- shortly and pithily
- briefly and elliptically
- briefly and pithily
- brusquely and elliptically
- brusquely and pithily
- bluffly and elliptically
- bluffly and pithily
- bluntly and elliptically
- bluntly and pithily
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