Meanings
adverbelliptically (comparative more elliptically, superlative most elliptically)
comparative more elliptically · superlative most elliptically
Origin
- Englishelliptical
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishelliptically
From elliptical + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish elliptisesti, elliptisesti
- elliptisestiin the form of an ellipse
- elliptisestiusing ellipsis
Russian в фо́рме э́ллипса
- в фо́рме э́ллипса (v fórme éllipsa)in the form of an ellipse
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elliptically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elliptically
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“elliptically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elliptically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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