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amphibological

amphibological adjective: of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.

Adjective

amphibological (comparative more amphibological, superlative most amphibological)

  1. (rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
    • Consequently it must be recognised that the rather amphibological expression "soulless psychology" implies no negation of the existence of the soul.1845, Alfred Binet, The Mind and the Brain (Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps) (Chapter IX, Definitions Of Psychology. Project Gutenberg)
  2. Grammatically ambiguous.

Forms of amphibological

comparativemore amphibological
superlativemost amphibological

Origin of amphibological

From amphibology + -ical.

Words formed from amphibological

Questions about amphibological

What does amphibological mean?
Amphibological means of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
What part of speech is amphibological?
Amphibological is an adjective.

Words near amphibological in the dictionary

  1. amphibolized
  2. amphibolizes
  3. amphibolizing
  4. amphibologia
  5. amphibologias
  6. amphibological
  7. amphibologically
  8. amphibologie
  9. amphibologies
  10. amphibology
  11. amphibolous

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