Ambiguous, on the other hand, often describes something with several possible meanings that create uncertainty. Some questions were badly or ambiguously worded The novel ends ambiguously, so i'm not sure what happened. Ambiguously synonyms, ambiguously pronunciation, ambiguously translation, english dictionary definition of ambiguously Open to more than one interpretation Definition of ambiguously adverb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Ambiguous, equivocal, cryptic, enigmatic describe conditions or statements not clear in meaning Ambiguous can refer to a statement, act, or attitude that is capable of two or more often contradictory interpretations, usually accidentally or unintentionally so An ambiguous passage in the preamble Equivocal, usually applied to spoken as well as. She turned away from her contemplation of the sea and said ambiguously, `my job is to see that bangazi's guests aren't lonely.
There are three meanings listed in oed's entry for the adverb ambiguously, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence Oed's earliest evidence for ambiguously is from 1534, in the writing of nicholas udall, schoolmaster and playwright. Having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally Equivocally, evasively, indirectly, erroneously, falsely, circuitously, hypocritically, insincerely Plainly, straightforwardly, directly, straight, forthrightly, straightforward, plain, openly
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