ambiguous
adjective
open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal.
ambiguousness
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a word derived from
ambiguous.
Example Sentences
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He was equally guided by the refrain “I want to tell you how much I love you” and the ambiguousness of who that “you” might be.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
Rannells, who has been moving between the stage and screen, said the ambiguousness of production that night had him thinking passersby suspected something else was in play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2016
He writes pleasantly and lucidly, and there is no difficulty in following him, although here and there a lapse into ambiguousness occurs.
From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Franklin Beech
A nameless ecstacy thrilled through my frame when any new proof occurred that the ambiguousness of my behaviour was the cause.
From Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale by Charles Brockden Brown
He said the report had been quite impressive, but only in its ambiguousness, illogical reasoning, and very apparent effort to write off all UFO reports at any cost.
From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt
