Definition of equivocal

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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..

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Univocal :: Univocal (n.) Unequivocal; indubitable.
Uncertain :: Uncertain (a.) Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
Unequivocal :: Unequivocal (a.) Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words..
Precise :: Precise (a.) Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality..
Adventuress :: Adventuress (n.) A female adventurer; a woman who tries to gain position by equivocal means.
Amphibolic :: Amphibolic (a.) Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
Equivocal :: Equivocal (a.) Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful..
Univocal :: Univocal (a.) Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.
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..
Double :: Double (a.) Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere..
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..
Dilogy :: Dilogy (n.) An ambiguous speech; a figure in which a word is used an equivocal sense.
Homonymously :: Homonymously (adv.) Equivocally; ambiguously.
Univocally :: Univocally (adv.) In a univocal manner; in one term; in one sense; not equivocally.
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..
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..
Pronounced :: Pronounced (a.) Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided. [A Gallicism.
Equivocate :: Equivocate (v. t.) To render equivocal or ambiguous.
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