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Definition

ambiguous adjective

/æmˈbɪg.ju.əs/ adj
having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally
His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous.
The wording of the agreement is ambiguous.
The government has been ambiguous on this issue.

ambiguously

adverb

/æmˈbɪg.ju.ə.sli/ adv
Some questions were badly or ambiguously worded.

(Definition of ambiguous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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