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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..

Parisology :: Parisology (n.) The use of equivocal or ambiguous words.

Equivocacy :: Equivocacy (n.) Equivocalness.

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

Univocal :: Univocal (n.) Unequivocal; indubitable.

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..

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

Apocryphal :: Apocryphal (a.) Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false.

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

Dilogy :: Dilogy (n.) An ambiguous speech; a figure in which a word is used an equivocal sense.

Double :: Double (a.) Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere..

Uncertain :: Uncertain (a.) Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.

Amphibolic :: Amphibolic (a.) Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.

Multivocal :: Multivocal (a.) Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning; equivocal.

Pronounced :: Pronounced (a.) Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided. [A Gallicism.

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..

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..

Dubious :: Dubious (a.) Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer..

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..

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