equivocally

American  

[ih-kwiv-uh-klee] / ɪˈkwɪv ə kli /

adverb

1. in a deliberately ambiguous or questionable way.

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

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Etymology

Origin of equivocally

First recorded in 1575–85, for an earlier sense; equivocal ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

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