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equivocally
[ ih-kwiv-uh-klee ]
adverb
- in a deliberately ambiguous or questionable way.
- in a way that is doubtful in nature or of uncertain significance.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of equivocally1
First recorded in 1575–85, for an earlier sense; equivocal ( def ) + -ly ( def )
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Example Sentences
I talked with particular friends about him, but they answered equivocally.
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“Friar John” is a mighty man of valor, who figures equivocally in the story of Gargantua and Pantagruel.
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She had even to guard against an equivocally sympathetic voice or manner, as she asked, "How long did they remand him for?"
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So that if this consociation of churches be called a church, it must be either equivocally or in a human sense.
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Gilpin himself is interesting as an important member of "the naturals," as they have been oddly and equivocally called.
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