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ambiguous

 
 
/æmˈbɪgjuəs/ adjective

Definition

having more than one possible meaning, and therefore likely to cause confusion: Many companies are appealing against the ruling, because the wording is ambiguous.
(Definition of ambiguous adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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