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Pythonism :: Pythonism (n.) The art of predicting events after the manner of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi; equivocal prophesying.

Homonymous :: Homonymous (a.) Having the same name or designation, but different meaning or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous..

Equivocate :: Equivocate (v. t.) To render equivocal or ambiguous.

Decided :: Decided (a.) Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage..

Forked :: Forked (a.) Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.

Equivocal :: Equivocal (a.) Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful..

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..

Explicit :: Explicit (a.) Not implied merely, or conveyed by implication; distinctly stated; plain in language; open to the understanding; clear; not obscure or ambiguous; express; unequivocal; as, an explicit declaration..

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..

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..

Lax :: Lax (v. t.) Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.

Univocal :: Univocal (a.) Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.

Equivocacy :: Equivocacy (n.) Equivocalness.

Equivocal :: Equivocal (a.) Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are 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..

Casuistry :: Casuistry (a.) Sophistical, equivocal, or false reasoning or teaching in regard to duties, obligations, and morals..

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

Equivocate :: Equivocate (a.) To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity..

Homonymously :: Homonymously (adv.) Equivocally; ambiguously.

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