Ambiguous
11ambiguous — am•big•u•ous [[t]æmˈbɪg yu əs[/t]] adj. 1) cv open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations: an ambiguous answer[/ex] 2) difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify: a rock of ambiguous character[/ex] 3) lacking clearness… …
12ambiguous — ambivalent, ambiguous The terms ambivalent and ambivalence are first recorded in about 1916 in the context of psychology, and in particular the Jungian notion of ‘the coexistence in one person of contradictory emotions or attitudes towards a… …
13ambiguous — [[t]æmbɪ̱gjuəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way. This agreement is very ambiguous and open to various interpretations... The… …
14ambiguous — adjective Etymology: Latin ambiguus, from ambigere to be undecided, from ambi + agere to drive more at agent Date: 1528 1. a. doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness < eyes of an ambiguous color …
15ambiguous — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ remain ▪ leave sth, make sth, render sth ▪ The paragraph is rendered ambiguous by the writer s careless use of pronouns …
16ambiguous — am|big|u|ous [æmˈbıgjuəs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: ambiguus, from ambigere to wander around , from ambi ( AMBI ) + agere to drive ] something that is ambiguous is unclear, confusing, or not certain, especially because it can be… …
17ambiguous — adjective a) Open to multiple interpretations. The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision. b) Vague and unclear. He gave an ambiguous answer. Syn: equivocal Ant …
18ambiguous — am|big|u|ous [ æm bıgjuəs ] adjective * 1. ) not clear, or capable of being understood in more than one way: The wording of the law is highly ambiguous. 2. ) confusing or not definite, and so difficult to understand: Their position in society… …
19ambiguous — [16] Ambiguous carries the etymological notion of ‘wandering around uncertainly’. It comes ultimately from the Latin compound verb ambigere, which was formed from the prefix ambi (as in AMBIDEXTROUS) and the verb agere ‘drive, lead’ (a prodigious …
20ambiguous — adjective 1 having more than one meaning, so that it is not clear which is intended: an ambiguous sentence 2 difficult to understand: His role in the affair is ambiguous. ambiguously adverb ambiguity noun (C, U) …
