ambiguous
adjUK /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/ · CA, US /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/
Etymology From Latin ambiguus (“moving from side to side, of doubtful nature”), from ambigere (“to go about, wander, doubt”), from ambi- (“around, about, on both sides”) + agere (“to drive, move”).
1
Open to multiple interpretations.
- The politician was criticized for his ambiguous statements and lack of precision.
2
Obsolete, Of a person Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
- And forasmuch as in this same question I am ambiguous, and Simplicius is resolute....1662, Thomas Salusbury, Mathematical collections and translations, in two tomes - Salusbury:
- Derived terms
- ambiguously, ambiguousness, inambiguous, nonambiguous
- Related terms
- ambages, ambiguate, ambiguation, ambiguity, disambiguation, situs ambiguous, contradictory, mistakable, confusing