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Dictionary Entries (11 more entries. View all »)
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
e·quiv·o·cal    Audio Help   [i-kwiv-uh-kuhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous: an equivocal answer.
2.of doubtful nature or character; questionable; dubious; suspicious: aliens of equivocal loyalty.
3.of uncertain significance; not determined: an equivocal attitude.
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME equivoc (< LL aequivocus ambiguous, equiv. to L aequi- equi- + vōc-, s. of vōx vox + -us adj. suffix) + -al1]

—Related forms
e·quiv·o·cal·i·ty, e·quiv·o·ca·cy    Audio Help   [i-kwiv-uh-kuh-see] Pronunciation Key, noun
e·quiv·o·cal·ly, adverb
e·quiv·o·cal·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. See ambiguous.
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  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  ambiguous
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Liable to more than one interpretation.
Synonyms:  cloudy, inexplicit, nebulous, obscure, uncertain, unclear, vague
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  ambiguous
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Not affording certainty.
Synonyms:  borderline, chancy, clouded, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, inconclusive, indecisive, indeterminate, problematic, problematical, questionable, uncertain, unclear, unsure
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  evasive
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Deliberately ambiguous or vague.
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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