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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Lax :: Lax (v. t.) Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.
Shady :: Shady (superl.) Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt..
Forked :: Forked (a.) Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
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.
Uncertain :: Uncertain (a.) Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
Unequivocal :: Unequivocal (a.) Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words..
Apocryphal :: Apocryphal (a.) Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false.
Equivocacy :: Equivocacy (n.) Equivocalness.
Dilogy :: Dilogy (n.) An ambiguous speech; a figure in which a word is used an equivocal sense.
Equivocal :: Equivocal (a.) Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful..
Equivocally :: Equivocally (adv.) In an equivocal manner.
Homonymously :: Homonymously (adv.) Equivocally; ambiguously.
Equivocate :: Equivocate (v. t.) To render equivocal or ambiguous.
Adventuress :: Adventuress (n.) A female adventurer; a woman who tries to gain position by equivocal means.
Univocally :: Univocally (adv.) In a univocal manner; in one term; in one sense; not equivocally.
Univocal :: Univocal (n.) Unequivocal; indubitable.
Parisology :: Parisology (n.) The use of equivocal or ambiguous words.
Pronounced :: Pronounced (a.) Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided. [A Gallicism.
Dubious :: Dubious (a.) Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer..
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