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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•quiv•o•cal /ɪˈkwɪvəkəl/USA pronunciation adj. - deliberately vague;
allowing the possibility of more than one meaning or interpretation:an equivocal answer. - of doubtful nature or character;
questionable:Ours was an equivocal victory because we lost so many men.
See -equa-, -voc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•quiv•o•cal (i kwiv′ə kəl),USA pronunciation adj. - allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation;
deliberately ambiguous:an equivocal answer. - of doubtful nature or character;
questionable;
dubious;
suspicious:aliens of equivocal loyalty. - of uncertain significance;
not determined:an equivocal attitude.
- Late Latin aequivocus ambiguous, equivalent. to Latin aequi- equi- + vōc-, stem of vōx vox + -us adjective, adjectival suffix) + -al1
- late Middle English equivoc (1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See ambiguous.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: equivocal /ɪˈkwɪvəkəl/ adj - capable of varying interpretations; ambiguous
- deliberately misleading or vague; evasive
- of doubtful character or sincerity; dubious
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin aequivocus, from Latin equi- + vōx voiceeˌquivoˈcality, eˈquivocalness n |