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двусмислен — meaning in English

dvusmislen

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English meaning

  • ambiguous adj Open to more than one interpretation; unclear in meaning.
  • equivocal adjective Open to more than one interpretation, often deliberately so, and therefore hard to pin down.
  • oracular adj Of or relating to an oracle.

Senses

двусмислен is used for these senses in English:

  • ambiguous Open to multiple interpretations.
  • equivocal Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
  • oracular Ambiguous, hard to interpret.
  • two-edged (by extension) having two, often contrasting, meanings or interpretations

equivocal — full definition

  1. adjective Open to more than one interpretation, often deliberately so, and therefore hard to pin down.
  2. adjective Of evidence or results: inconclusive, pointing in no clear direction.

Related Bulgarian words