American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Ambiguous

AMBIG’UOUS, a. [L. ambiguus.]

Having two or more meanings; doubtful; being of uncertain signification; susceptible of different interpretations; hence, obscure. It is applied to words and expressions; not to a dubious state of mind, though it may be to a person using words of doubtful signification.

The ancient oracles were ambiguous, as were their answers.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Ambiguous," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CRMYBG7IEU1PAT4.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Ambiguous." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 19 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CRMYBG7IEU1PAT4.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Ambiguous' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 19 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CRMYBG7IEU1PAT4.