equivocally
Americanadverb
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in a deliberately ambiguous or questionable way.
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in a way that is doubtful in nature or of uncertain significance.
Etymology
Origin of equivocally
First recorded in 1575–85, for an earlier sense; equivocal ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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A moment later, however, Mr. Gilliam added, somewhat equivocally, that “being inspired by laundry on a line has made me famous, so I won’t knock that.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2022
But Ryan Rosser, a current member of the Columbus fugitive task force, testified on behalf of Meade that he couldn’t equivocally say whether Meade was acting as a sheriff’s deputy that day.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
“Before the Fall” answers this question equivocally — but it comes closest with the art of a Jewish painter who, it goes without saying, could not treat that question academically.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2018
Anti-heroic, equivocally likeable protagonists are stock characters in Mr Shinn’s plays.
From Economist ● Aug. 22, 2017
But many viewed more equivocally the Super bomb program in which the reactor program was embedded.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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