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amphibolic

American  
[am-fuh-bol-ik] / ˌæm fəˈbɒl ɪk /

adjective

  1. equivocal; uncertain; changing; ambiguous.

Etymology

Origin of amphibolic

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

Example Sentences

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Angostura, the longitude and latitude of which I have already indicated from astronomical observations, stands at the foot of a hill of amphibolic schist* bare of vegetation.

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