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open to question; "aliens of equivocal loyalty"; "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson

open to question; "aliens of equivocal loyalty"; "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson

(Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence.

Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal.

Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful.

A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.

(Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence.

Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal.

Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful.

A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.

Of a double meaning; open to suspicion or doubt.

Equivocally.

Equivocally.

Meaning equally two or more things: of doubtful meaning: capable of a double explanation.

Equivocally.

Having a doubtful meaning; ambiguous; questionable.

Equivocalness, equivocality.

Of doubtful or ambiguous meaning .

Those symptoms are oc­casionally so denominated which belong to several diseases. Generation is said by some to be equivocal, when it is, or seems to be, spontaneous. See Generation.

Of doubtful signification, meaning different things; uncertain, doubtful.