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
Sententiously and elliptically are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sententiously" instead an adverb "Elliptically".
Sententiously
Sententiously adverb - In a pithy sententious manner.
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Synonyms for Sententiously
Elliptically and sententiously are semantically related. You can use "Elliptically" instead an adverb "Sententiously".
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Related pairs
- shortly and elliptically
- shortly and sententiously
- briefly and elliptically
- briefly and sententiously
- concisely and elliptically
- concisely and sententiously
- compactly and elliptically
- compactly and sententiously
- succinctly and elliptically
- succinctly and sententiously
- crisply and elliptically
- crisply and sententiously
- curtly and elliptically
- curtly and sententiously
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Sententiously and Elliptically. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/elliptically/sententiously
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Sententiously or Elliptically. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/elliptically/sententiously.
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