Definition of equivocal

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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..

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Homonymous :: Homonymous (a.) Having the same name or designation, but different meaning or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous..
Univocal :: Univocal (n.) Unequivocal; indubitable.
Precise :: Precise (a.) Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality..
Unequivocal :: Unequivocal (a.) Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words..
Pythonism :: Pythonism (n.) The art of predicting events after the manner of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi; equivocal prophesying.
Lax :: Lax (v. t.) Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.
Parisology :: Parisology (n.) The use of equivocal or ambiguous words.
Equivocally :: Equivocally (adv.) In an equivocal manner.
Apocryphal :: Apocryphal (a.) Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false.
Multivocal :: Multivocal (a.) Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning; equivocal.
Uncertain :: Uncertain (a.) Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
Adventuress :: Adventuress (n.) A female adventurer; a woman who tries to gain position by equivocal means.
Homonymously :: Homonymously (adv.) Equivocally; ambiguously.
Equivocalness :: Equivocalness (n.) The state of being equivocal.
Equivocate :: Equivocate (v. t.) To render equivocal or ambiguous.
Univocal :: Univocal (a.) Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.
Casuistry :: Casuistry (a.) Sophistical, equivocal, or false reasoning or teaching in regard to duties, obligations, and morals..
Shady :: Shady (superl.) Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt..
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..
Equivocal :: Equivocal (n.) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
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