amphibolic

[ am-fuh-bol-ik ]
/ ˌæm fəˈbɒl ɪk /

adjective

equivocal; uncertain; changing; ambiguous.

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Origin of amphibolic

First recorded in 1850–55; amphibol(y) + -ic

Words nearby amphibolic

amphibiotic, amphibious, amphiblastic, amphiblastula, amphibole, amphibolic, amphibolic fistula, amphibolite, amphibology, amphibolous, amphiboly
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