Definition of equivocal

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Equivocal (n.) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.

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Amphibolic :: Amphibolic (a.) Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
Dubious :: Dubious (a.) Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer..
Homonymous :: Homonymous (a.) Having the same name or designation, but different meaning or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous..
Forked :: Forked (a.) Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
Univocal :: Univocal (n.) Unequivocal; indubitable.
Decided :: Decided (a.) Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage..
Equivocate :: Equivocate (v. t.) To render equivocal or ambiguous.
Equivocalness :: Equivocalness (n.) The state of being equivocal.
Lax :: Lax (v. t.) Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.
Unequivocal :: Unequivocal (a.) Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words..
Ambiguous :: Ambiguous (a.) Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression..
Apocryphal :: Apocryphal (a.) Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false.
Pronounced :: Pronounced (a.) Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided. [A Gallicism.
Univocally :: Univocally (adv.) In a univocal manner; in one term; in one sense; not equivocally.
Precise :: Precise (a.) Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality..
Equivocal :: Equivocal (n.) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
Casuistry :: Casuistry (a.) Sophistical, equivocal, or false reasoning or teaching in regard to duties, obligations, and morals..
Equivocal :: Equivocal (a.) (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence..
Parisology :: Parisology (n.) The use of equivocal or ambiguous words.
Ambiguity :: Ambiguity (n.) The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression..
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