Amphibological

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling. rare

    "Consequently it must be recognised that the rather amphibological expression "soulless psychology" implies no negation of the existence of the soul."

  2. 2
    Grammatically ambiguous.

Synonyms

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ambiguousduskyenigmaticequivocalironicmurky

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"Consequently it must be recognised that the rather amphibological expression "soulless psychology" implies no negation of the existence of the soul."

Etymology

From amphibology + -ical.

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