[el.lip.ti.cal] or el.lip.tic adj [Gk elleiptikos defective, marked by ellipsis, fr. elleipein] (1656) 1: of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
2. a: of, relating to, or marked by ellipsis or an ellipsis b (1): of, relating to, or marked by extreme economy of speech or writing (2): of or relating to deliberate obscurity (as of literary or conversational style) -- el.lip.ti.cal.ly adv