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equivocally

[ ih-kwiv-uh-klee ]

/ ɪˈkwɪv ə kli /

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adverb

in a deliberately ambiguous or questionable way.

in a way that is doubtful in nature or of uncertain significance.

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Example sentences from the Web for equivocally

I talked with particular friends about him, but they answered equivocally.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 5, November 1837|Various
“Friar John” is a mighty man of valor, who figures equivocally in the story of Gargantua and Pantagruel.
French Classics|William Cleaver Wilkinson
She had even to guard against an equivocally sympathetic voice or manner, as she asked, "How long did they remand him for?"
The Thousandth Woman|Ernest W. Hornung
So that if this consociation of churches be called a church, it must be either equivocally or in a human sense.
A Christian Directory|Baxter Richard

Gilpin himself is interesting as an important member of "the naturals," as they have been oddly and equivocally called.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)|George Saintsbury

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