Equivocal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous. See Synonyms at ambiguous.
  • adj. Of uncertain significance.
  • adj. Of a doubtful or uncertain nature.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
  • adj. Having two or more significations equally applicable; capable of double or multiple interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence.
  • adj. Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal.
  • adj. Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful, incongruous.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain
  • adj. Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
  • adj. Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful.
  • n. A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Being of doubtful signification; capable of being understood in different senses; ambiguous; doubtful: as, an equivocal word, term, or sense; an equivocal answer.
  • Of doubtful quality, origin, or significance; capable of being ascribed to different motives or causes; suspicious; dubious: as, an equivocal character; equivocal relations; an equivocal reputation.
  • Equivocating.
  • Synonyms Doubtful, Ambiguous, etc. (see obscure, a.); indeterminate.
  • n. A word or term of doubtful meaning, or capable of different interpretations.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. open to question
  • adj. uncertain as a sign or indication
  • adj. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
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