ambiguously

am·big·u·ous

 (ăm-bĭg′yo͞o-əs)

adj.

1. Open to more than one interpretation: an ambiguous reply.

2. Doubtful or uncertain: "The theatrical status of her frequently derided but constantly revived plays remained ambiguous" (Frank Rich).

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[From Latin ambiguus, uncertain, from ambigere, to go about : amb-, ambi-, around; see ambi- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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am·big′u·ous·ly adv.

am·big′u·ous·ness n.

Synonyms: ambiguous, equivocal, vague
These adjectives mean lacking clarity, especially by being open to a variety of interpretations. Ambiguous indicates the presence of two or more possible meanings: "It was impossible to tell from his ambiguous expression whether he knew what was happening" (Paul Theroux).
Something equivocal is unclear or misleading: "The polling had a complex and equivocal message for potential female candidates" (David S. Broder).
What is vague is expressed in indefinite form or reflects imprecision of thought: "Vague ... forms of speech ... have so long passed for mysteries of science" (John Locke).

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

ambiguously - in an ambiguous manner; "this letter is worded ambiguously" equivocally unambiguously, unequivocally - in an unambiguous manner; "she stated her intentions unequivocally"

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Translations

بِصُورَة غَامِضَه

dvojznačně

doppeldeutig

kétértelmûen

á tvíræîan hátt

ambiguamente

dvojzmyselne

anlamı belirsiz bir şekilde

模棱两可地

ambiguously

[æmˈbɪgjʊəslɪ] ADV → ambiguamente, de forma ambigua

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ambiguously

[æmˈbɪgjuəsli] adv [say, define] → de façon ambiguë
ambiguously worded → exprimé(e) en termes ambigus

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ambiguously

adv → zweideutig; ambiguously worded → zweideutig formuliert

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ambiguously

[æmˈbɪgjʊəslɪ] adv → ambiguamente

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ambiguous

(ӕmˈbigjuəs) adjective

having more than one possible meaning. After the cat caught the mouse, it died is an ambiguous statement (ie it is not clear whether it = the cat or = the mouse). dubbelsinnig غَامِض двусмислен ambíguo dvojznačný doppeldeutig tvetydig διφορούμενοςambiguo mitmetähenduslik مبهم؛ دوپهلو monitulkintainen ambigu דוּ-מַשמָעִי द्वयर्थी dvosmislen kétértelmű arti mendua, taksa, ambigu tvíræður, margræður ambiguo あいまいな 모호한 dviprasmiškas divdomīgs; neskaidrs samar dubbelzinnigtvetydigdwuznaczny مبهم ، غیرواضح، نا څرګند ambíguo ambiguu двусмысленный dvojznačný dvoumen dvosmislen tvetydig ที่กำกวม; คลุมเครือ anlamı belirsiz 意思含糊的，模稜兩可的 двозначний; неясний مبہم mơ hồ 不明确的，模棱两可的

amˈbiguously adverb

dubbelsinnig بِصُورَة غَامِضَه двусмислено ambiguamente dvojznačně doppeldeutig tvetydigt ασαφώς, διφορούμενα ambiguamente, de forma ambigua mitmemõtteliselt بطور مبهم monitulkintaisesti de façon ambiguë בְּצוָּרה דוּ-מַשמָעִית द्वयर्थी रूप से dvosmisleno kétértelműen secara mendua, secara taksa á tvíræðan hátt in modo ambiguo あいまいに 모호하게 dviprasmiškai divdomīgi; neskaidri samar dubbelzinnigtvetydig dwuznacznie په نا څرګند ډول ambiguamente (în mod) ambiguu двусмысленно dvojzmyselne dvoumno dvosmisleno tvetydigt อย่างกำกวม; อย่างคลุมเครือ anlamı belirsiz bir şekilde 模稜兩可地 двозначно; неясно مبہم طور پر mơ hồ 模棱两可地

ˌambiˈguity (-ˈgjuː-) noun

dubbelsinnigheid غُمُوض двусмислие ambiguidade dvojznačnost die Doppeldeutigkeit tvetydighed ασάφειαambigüedad mitmemõttelisus ابهام monitulkintaisuus ambiguïté דוּ-מַשׁמָעוּת द्वयर्थी dvosmislenost kétértelműség, kettős értelem ambiguitas, ketaksaan tvíræðni ambiguità 不明瞭さ 모호함 dviprasmiškumas divdomība; neskaidrība kesamaran dubbelzinnigheidtvetydighetdwuznaczność ابهام، نا څرګند ambiguidade ambiguitate двусмысленность dvojznačnosť dvoumnost dvosmislenost tvetydighet ความกำกวม belirsizlik, iki anlamlılık 含糊，不明確 двозначність, неясність ابہام sự mơ hồ 意义含糊，歧义

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