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Amphibological

Am-phibˊo-log′ic-al

(ăm-fĭbˊō̍-lŏj′ĭ-kal)
,
Adj.
Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous.
Amphibological expressions.”
Jer. Taylor.
Am-phibˊo-log′ic-al-ly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Amphibological

AMPHIBOLOG'ICAL

,
Adj.
Doubtful; of doubtful meaning.

Definition 2024


amphibological

amphibological

English

Adjective

amphibological (comparative more amphibological, superlative most amphibological)

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

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References

  • Angus Stevenson (editor), Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 6th Edition (Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN 9780199206872)
  • Josefa Heifetz Byrne, Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words. Granada Publishing, 1979. ISBN 0246111518.
  • amphibological in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913