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   equivocal

   /ɪˈkwɪvəkl/

   adjective

   • 1. open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous: "the equivocal nature of her remarks"
   • ▪ (of a person) using ambiguous or evasive language: "he has always been equivocal about the meaning of his lyrics"
   • ▪ uncertain or questionable in nature: "the results of the investigation were equivocal"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from late Latin aequivocus, from Latin aequus ‘equally’ + vocare ‘to call’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. equivocality noun
   • 2. equivocally adverb
   • 3. equivocalness noun

   Scrabble Points: 23

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     1

   • Q

     10

   • U

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     1

   • V

     4

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