ambigualadj.

Brit.

/amˈbɪɡjʊəl/,

/amˈbɪɡj(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/æmˈbɪɡj(əw)əl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ambiguus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin ambiguus (see ambiguous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier ambiguous adj.Apparently re-formed in the 20th cent.

rare.

= ambiguous adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective]

double?c1225

uncertainc1384

equivoquea1450

amphibille?1450

ambiguousc1487

indifferent?1531

forked1551

amphibological1587

equivocal1601

double-meaning1605

left-handed1610

dilogical1616

two-edgeda1625

biviousa1644

equivocating1645

amphibolous1647

yea-and-nay1648

amphibolical1652

bifarious1656

double-handed1661

squibbling1674

ambigual1683

equivocous1701

ambiguea1734

double-edged1791

multivocala1834

grey1835

amphibolic1873

ambivalent1923

1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 163 Wherefore he By some ambigual discourses thought It best to let him know the news he brought.

1968 TESOL Q. 2 232 Opportunities for ambiguity in the written language are rife... We shall examine a number of ambigual grammatical structures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambigual
释义	ambigualadj. Brit. /amˈbɪɡjʊəl/, /amˈbɪɡj(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /æmˈbɪɡj(əw)əl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ambiguus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin ambiguus (see ambiguous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier ambiguous adj.Apparently re-formed in the 20th cent. rare. = ambiguous adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective] double?c1225 uncertainc1384 equivoquea1450 amphibille?1450 ambiguousc1487 indifferent?1531 forked1551 amphibological1587 equivocal1601 double-meaning1605 left-handed1610 dilogical1616 two-edgeda1625 biviousa1644 equivocating1645 amphibolous1647 yea-and-nay1648 amphibolical1652 bifarious1656 double-handed1661 squibbling1674 ambigual1683 equivocous1701 ambiguea1734 double-edged1791 multivocala1834 grey1835 amphibolic1873 ambivalent1923 1683 I. Walton Chalkhill's Thealma & Clearchus 163 Wherefore he By some ambigual discourses thought It best to let him know the news he brought. 1968 TESOL Q. 2 232 Opportunities for ambiguity in the written language are rife... We shall examine a number of ambigual grammatical structures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1683
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