equivocal

[US]/ɪˈkwɪvəkl/
[UK]/ɪˈkwɪvəkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ambiguous, unclear, unreliable

Example Sentences

an equivocal statement or expression

the equivocal nature of her remarks.

politicians who are equivocal about racism.

to use equivocal language intentionally

The evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal.

he was equivocal about being identified too closely with the peace movement.

No creditable macrofossil record of the Fagaceae exists in the Cretaceous deposits and all the Cretaceous microfossil reports remain equivocal and require further study.

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