not+equivocal
1Equivocal — E*quiv o*cal, a. [L. aequivocus: aequus equal + vox, vocis, word. See {Equal}, and {Voice}, and cf. {Equivoque}.] 1. (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double… …
2Equivocal chord — Equivocal E*quiv o*cal, a. [L. aequivocus: aequus equal + vox, vocis, word. See {Equal}, and {Voice}, and cf. {Equivoque}.] 1. (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of… …
3equivocal — equivocality, equivocacy /i kwiv euh keuh see/, n. equivocally, adv. equivocalness, n. /i kwiv euh keuhl/, adj. 1. allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible… …
4equivocal — UK [ɪˈkwɪvək(ə)l] / US adjective formal 1) an equivocal statement has more than one possible meaning and is made in order to avoid saying something clearly an equivocal response 2) not clearly showing the real situation or providing a definite… …
5equivocal — e|quiv|o|cal [ ı kwıvəkl ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) with more than one possible meaning, in order to avoid making a clear statement: NON COMMITTAL: an equivocal answer/response 2. ) not clearly showing the real situation or providing a definite… …
6equivocal — e•quiv•o•cal [[t]ɪˈkwɪv ə kəl[/t]] adj. 1) allowing the possibility of more than one meaning or interpretation, esp. with intent to mislead; ambiguous: an equivocal answer[/ex] 2) of doubtful nature or character; questionable 3) of uncertain… …
7equivocal — /əˈkwɪvəkəl / (say uh kwivuhkuhl), /i / (say ee ) adjective 1. of uncertain significance; not determined: an equivocal attitude. 2. of doubtful nature or character; questionable; dubious; suspicious. 3. having different meanings equally possible …
8equivocal — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ambiguous, dubious, puzzling, misleading; see obscure 1 . See Synonym Study at obscure . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. ambiguous, vague, duplicitous, uncertain, indefinite, unclear, misleading, evasive, undecided,… …
9ambiguous, equivocal, unequivocal — Ambiguous means having several possible meanings, open to differing interpretations : I don t understand your answer; it s ambiguous. Equivocal is closely related in meaning to ambiguous, but it is more often used to signify not determined, of… …
10GOD — IN THE BIBLE The Bible is not a single book, but a collection of volumes composed by different authors living in various countries over a period of more than a millennium. In these circumstances, divergencies of emphasis (cf. Kings with… …
