ambivalently

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adverb

In an ambivalent manner.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

adverbambivalently (comparative more ambivalently, superlative most ambivalently)

comparative more ambivalently · superlative most ambivalently

  1. In an ambivalent manner.

    Ito continues his self-reinventions. Each time his turn seems suited to the moment ambivalently, equal parts progressive and defeated, and perhaps each time, but certainly this time, the fault rests not with him but the political moment.

    2016 November 22, William Harris, “The Many Self-Reinventions of Toyo Ito”, in 3:AM Magazine

Origin

Translations

Polish ambiwalentnie
  • ambiwalentniein an ambivalent manner
Portuguese ambivalentemente
  • ambivalentementein an ambivalent manner
Cite this entry
APA

ambivalently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambivalently

MLA

“ambivalently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambivalently. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambivalently,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambivalently.

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