equivocal

/ɪ'kwɪvəkəl/ adjective
9 letters4 syllables23 points in Scrabble®27 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1

Open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead.

“an equivocal statement”

“the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates”

2

Open to question.

“aliens of equivocal loyalty”

“his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son”

3

Uncertain as a sign or indication.

“the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal”

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