Definition of equivocal

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

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Equivocate :: Equivocate (v. t.) To render equivocal or ambiguous.
Casuistry :: Casuistry (a.) Sophistical, equivocal, or false reasoning or teaching in regard to duties, obligations, and morals..
Adventuress :: Adventuress (n.) A female adventurer; a woman who tries to gain position by equivocal means.
Homonymous :: Homonymous (a.) Having the same name or designation, but different meaning or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous..
Dubious :: Dubious (a.) Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer..
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..
Univocal :: Univocal (a.) Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.
Multivocal :: Multivocal (a.) Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning; equivocal.
Uncertain :: Uncertain (a.) Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
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..
Decided :: Decided (a.) Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage..
Double :: Double (a.) Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere..
Homonymously :: Homonymously (adv.) Equivocally; ambiguously.
Equivocacy :: Equivocacy (n.) Equivocalness.
Precise :: Precise (a.) Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality..
Equivocal :: Equivocal (n.) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
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..
Pythonism :: Pythonism (n.) The art of predicting events after the manner of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi; equivocal prophesying.
Shady :: Shady (superl.) Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be seen or known; equivocal; dubious or corrupt..
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