equivocal
pronunciation
How to pronounce equivocal in British English:
UK [ɪˈkwɪvəkl]
How to pronounce equivocal in American English:
US [ɪˈkwɪvəkl]
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- Adjective:
- open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
- open to question
- uncertain as a sign or indication
Word Origin
- equivocal (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Late Latin aequivocus "of equal voice, of equal significance, ambiguous" (see equivocation) + -al (1). Earlier in same sense was equivoque (late 14c.). Related: Equivocally (1570s).
Example
- 1. The russian delegates were strikingly equivocal about free enterprise .
- 2. The african union , many of whose members have received cash from col gaddafi , is equivocal .
- 3. Here , the data are equivocal .
- 4. But the evidence backing this theory is at best equivocal .
- 5. Other results have been a bit more equivocal .