adj.
Pronunciation: am- ' bi-gy ə -w ə s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin ambiguus, from ambigere to be undecided, from ambi- + agere to drive ― more at AGENT
Date: 1528
1 a : doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness <eyes of an ambiguous color> b : INEXPLICABLE
2 : capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways <an ambiguous smile> <an ambiguous term> <a deliberately ambiguous reply>
synonyms see OBSCURE
– am · big · u · ous · ly adverb
– am · big · u · ous · ness noun