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[ adjective ] open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
Synonyms Examples "an equivocal statement" "an equivocal (or ambiguous) message" "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness" Used in print (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)It would be hard to find anything more equivocal than : `` I cannot recommend him too highly '' . Related terms unequivocal ambivalent evasive indeterminate double ambiguous |
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[ adjective ] open to question
Examples "aliens of equivocal loyalty" "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson Related terms |
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[ adjective ] uncertain as a sign or indication
Examples "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal" Related terms |
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