English
amphibolic
From amphiboly + -ic.
Formed from amphiboly + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’
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Ancient Greek ἀμφίβολος ‘wavering, hesitant, uncertain’
Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία ‘ambiguity’
Latin amphibolia ‘ambiguity, double meaning’
Old French amphibolie
English amphiboly
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.
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Etymograph / amphibolic