/
amˈbɪgjʊəs/
adj.
having more than one meaning; open to different interpretations.
Derivative
- ambiguously adv.
- ambiguousness n.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (ME) as ambiguity): from L. ambiguus ‘doubtful’ (from ambigere ‘waver, go around’, from ambi- ‘both ways’ + agere ‘to drive’) + -ous.
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