equivocal, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1
ambiguous equivocal
sample sentences
"an equivocal statement""the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"
"the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"
"popularity is an equivocal crown"
"an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
uncertain as a sign or indication
<adj.all>
equivocal
sample sentences
"the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"
semantic pointers
similar to
open to question
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equivocal
sample sentences
"aliens of equivocal loyalty""his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson
semantic pointers
similar to