10 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
adjective rounded like an egg
adjective characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; ; - H.O.Taylor
originFrom elliptic + -al, from Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός (elleiptikós), from ἐλλείπω (elleípō, “I leave out, omit”).
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