1that can be understood in more than one way; having different meanings an ambiguous word/term/statement Her account was deliberately ambiguous.2not clearly stated or defined His role has always been [..]

1520s, from Latin ambiguus "having double meaning, shifting, changeable, doubtful," adjective derived from ambigere "to dispute about," literally "to wander," from ambi- [..]

unclear, open to interpretation, or having more than one meaning.

equivocal: open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling ha [..]

adj. Having a double meaning.

To be ambiguous is to exist in a state of vagueness or uncertainty. For instance, an ambiguous picture can be designed in such a way that there are two or possible images. An ambiguous statement is a [..]

When something is ambiguous it has more than one possible meaning. Writing should strive to be clear. Avoid ambiguity if you want your reader to be sure of what you are saying.

(adj) having more than one possible meaning(adj) open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead(adj) having no intrinsic or objective meani [..]

A sentence having two or more possible meanings. Sensitivity to ambiguity and vagueness in writing and speech is essential to good thinking. A continual effort to be clear and precise in language usag [..]

Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression. "What have been thy answers? What but dark, Ambiguous, and with double sense deluding?" (Milton) Synonyms: Doubtful, dubious, uncertain, unsettl [..]

Having two or more possible meanings or values.

having more than one possible meaning; equivocal.