ambiloquous

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adjective

Using ambiguous expressions; speaking or writing in a way that may be variously interpreted.

OriginMedieval Latin ambiloquus ← Classical Latin ambi- →
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Meanings

adjectiveambiloquous (comparative more ambiloquous, superlative most ambiloquous)

comparative more ambiloquous · superlative most ambiloquous

  1. Using ambiguous expressions; speaking or writing in a way that may be variously interpreted.

Origin

  1. Classical Latinambi-“both”
  2. Medieval Latinambiloquus
  3. Englishambiloquous

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ambiloquus, from Classical Latin ambi- (“both”) + -loquus (“speaking”). By surface analysis, ambiloquy + -ous.

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APA

ambiloquous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambiloquous

MLA

“ambiloquous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambiloquous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambiloquous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambiloquous.

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