biviousadj.
/ˈbɪvɪəs/ ‘That leadeth (two) different ways’ (Todd); having or offering two ways or courses.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective]
double?c1225
uncertainc1384
equivoquea1450
amphibille?1450
ambiguousc1487
indifferent?1531
forked1551
amphibological1587
equivocal1601
double-meaning1605
left-handed1610
dilogical1616
two-edgeda1625
biviousa1644
equivocating1645
amphibolous1647
yea-and-nay1648
amphibolical1652
bifarious1656
double-handed1661
squibbling1674
ambigual1683
equivocous1701
ambiguea1734
double-edged1791
multivocala1834
grey1835
amphibolic1873
ambivalent1923
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > junction of roads, paths, or tracks > [adjective]
three-wayeda1382
quadrivial1480
forked1525
two-way1571
three-way1587
two-hand1607
trivial1614
biviousa1644
bisected1794
a1644 F. Quarles Virgin Widow (1649) iii. i I stand even balanc'd..Beneath the burden of a bivious brest.
a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) iii. 77 In Bivious Theorems..let Virtuous considerations state the determination.
a1697 J. Aubrey Nat. Hist. Surrey (1718) IV. 189 This Vault is bivious.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online January 2018).
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