amphibologicaladj.

/æmˌfɪbəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/

Etymology: < amphibology n. + -ical suffix; perhaps < French amphibologique 14 cent.

Ambiguous: prop. of a sentence or phrase of ambiguous construction; equivocating, quibbling.

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

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 1245/2 He that..wrote the amphibologicall epistle for the death of the king.

1587 R. Greene Morando ii. sig. H2^v, Needles Allegories that haue such an amphibologicall equiuocation.

1632 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 4) iii. iii. i. ii. 611 [He] ingratiates himselfe with an amphibologicall speech.

1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet 30 An apology which he gave in the following amphibological terms—‘I called you a liar,—it is true. You spoke truth. I have told a lie.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010).

单词	amphibological
释义	amphibologicaladj. /æmˌfɪbəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ Etymology: < amphibology n. + -ical suffix; perhaps < French amphibologique 14 cent. Ambiguous: prop. of a sentence or phrase of ambiguous construction; equivocating, quibbling. 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 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 1245/2 He that..wrote the amphibologicall epistle for the death of the king. 1587 R. Greene Morando ii. sig. H2^v, Needles Allegories that haue such an amphibologicall equiuocation. 1632 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 4) iii. iii. i. ii. 611 [He] ingratiates himselfe with an amphibologicall speech. 1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet 30 An apology which he gave in the following amphibological terms—‘I called you a liar,—it is true. You spoke truth. I have told a lie.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < adj.1587
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