amphibolicadj.
rare.
1. Of the nature of amphiboly; ambiguous, equivocal.
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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
1873 Daily News 11 Aug. 3/4, I turn from this amphibolic pleading to a more succinct opinion.
1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 621 A variably long period of irresolution with irregular fluctuations of temperature..the so-called amphibolic stage.
2. Of, or of the nature of, the mineral amphibole.
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > amphibole (double chain) > [adjective]
amphibolic1852
amphiboline1875
1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. II. xxiv. 512 The decomposition of some amphibolic or chloritic strata.
1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind viii. 202 A greenish amphibolic stone.
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