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Amphibological — Am*phib o*log ic*al ([a^]m*f[i^]b [ o]*l[o^]j [i^]*kal), a. Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous. Amphibological expressions. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] {Am*phib o*log ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amphibological — index equivocal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
amphibological — adj. Describes an ambiguous sentence that, depending on how it is read, can have one of two meanings. For example, If you think our waiters are rude, you should see the manager. Category: Language (General) … New words
amphibological — am·phib·o·log·i·cal … English syllables
amphibological — … Useful english dictionary
Amphibologically — Amphibological Am*phib o*log ic*al ([a^]m*f[i^]b [ o]*l[o^]j [i^]*kal), a. Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous. Amphibological expressions. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] {Am*phib o*log ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amphibology — amphibological /am fib euh loj i keuhl/, adj. amphibologically, adv. /am feuh bol euh jee/, n., pl. amphibologies. amphiboly. [1325 75; ME amphibologie < LL amphibologia. See AMPHIBOLY, LOGY] * * * … Universalium
equivocal — I adjective ambiguous, ambiguus, ambivalent, amphibological, amphibolous, anceps, bewildering, cloudy, confusing, controversial, debatable, deceptive, dim, disputable, doubtful, dubious, dubius, enigmatic, enigmatical, equivocating, equivocatory … Law dictionary
Language (General) — Language General amphibological antigram antilanguage aptagram autological beforemath Bubbonics camouflanguage … New words
ambiguous — Synonyms and related words: Greek to one, agnostic, amalgamated, ambivalent, amphibious, amphibolic, amphibological, amphibolous, antinomic, beyond understanding, blended, capricious, chancy, changeable, combined, complex, composite, compound,… … Moby Thesaurus
