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ambiguo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ambiguous adj Open to more than one interpretation; unclear in meaning.
  • dubious adj Causing doubt or suspicion; of questionable quality or honesty.
  • equivocal adjective Open to more than one interpretation, often deliberately so, and therefore hard to pin down.
  • problematic adj Causing difficulty, uncertainty, or concern; hard to resolve or accept.
  • shady adjective Sheltered from direct sunlight; full of shade.
  • shifty adj Looking or behaving as if dishonest or untrustworthy; evasive.
  • suspicious adj Making people think something is wrong or dishonest.
  • unclear adj Not obvious or easy to understand; ambiguous.

Senses

ambiguo is used for these senses in English:

  • ambiguous Open to multiple interpretations.
  • captious (obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
  • dubious (of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
  • equivocal Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
  • equivocal (philosophy) A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term.
  • problematic Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.
  • shady (informal) Not trustworthy; disreputable.
  • shifty (informal, idiomatic) Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal, or unreliable.

dubious — full definition

  1. adj Causing doubt or suspicion; of questionable quality or honesty.
  2. adj Feeling uncertain or hesitant about something.

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