elliptical

ɪˈlɪptɪk(ə)l

adjective

(of speech or writing) using or involving ellipsis, especially so as to be difficult to understand.

elliptical colloquial exchanges

terse,concise,succinct,compact,economic,brief,laconic,sparing,pithy,curt,clipped,abstruse,cryptic,ambiguous,obscure,incomprehensible,unfathomable,oblique,recondite,Delphic