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”
WORD FORMS
Related formequivocalness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®23 points
Words With Friends®27 points
Double word46 points
Triple word69 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinequivocalway
Starts & ends withE … L
Syllablese · quiv · o · cal
SYNONYMS & RELATED9
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