Meaning & use
Equivocally
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In a way that is open to more than one interpretation; ambiguously or non-committally.
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He answered equivocally, leaving both sides thinking he agreed with them.
The results spoke equivocally, so the researchers called for further study.
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Most often encountered in its negated form, 'unequivocally,' meaning without any doubt at all.
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