elliptically
adverb
formaluk/iˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl.i/us/iˈlɪp.tɪ.kəl.i/ellipticallyadverb(SHAPE)
in a way that has theshapeof anoval:
椭圆（形）地The newarenawill be ellipticallyshaped.新的竞技场将设计成椭圆形。
Theplanetscirclearound thesunelliptically and in the samedirectionas thesunrotates.各个行星围绕太阳椭圆形地旋转，并且与太阳旋转的方向相同。
- We now have asleekmodernbuildingwithup-to-datefacilitiesand anadaptable, ellipticallyshapedauditorium.
- The orbiter willorbittheplanetelliptically.
- Theseatingis ellipticallyarrangedaround theperformingspace.
Geometry: properties of circles & curves
- amplitude
- arched
- bore
- circularity
- circumference
- circumferential
- concave
- concavity
- conic
- curvature
- curved
- curvy
- elliptical
- gauge
- globular
- osculate
- parabolic
- sinuous
- sinuously
- spiral
ellipticallyadverb(LANGUAGE)
If youspeakelliptically, you uselanguagethat is notdirectand is sometimesdifficulttounderstand:
（说话）晦涩难懂地，含糊地Theytalkedelliptically, and they didn't like tosharetheirideastooquickly.他们说话晦涩难懂，而且不喜欢太快和人分享他们的想法。
Heansweredelliptically, "Theevidencewill show what itshows."他含糊地回答道：“证据显示什么就是什么。”
See
elliptical
- Shespoke,somewhatelliptically, of the need toengagein adialogue.
- Thepeopleinvolvedare sonumerousandspeakso elliptically attimesthatkeepingtrackoftheiridentitiesandbeliefsisdifficult.
- Those who aresuspicioussay so elliptically.
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
- bury the ledeidiom
- candy coat
- candy coating
- candy-coated
- circumlocutory
- euphemism
- hedge
- implicit
- implicitly
- indirectly
- lede
- mincing
- move offsomething/on (tosomething)
- obfuscate
- obfuscation
- obscure
- sanitize
- sidestep
- stray
- veil