Meanings
adjectivedisambiguative (comparative more disambiguative, superlative most disambiguative)
comparative more disambiguative · superlative most disambiguative
- Serving to disambiguate.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Latindis-
- Middle Englishdis-
- Englishdis-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
- Proto-Italic*amβi-
- Latinambi-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Latinambig(ō)
- Latinambiguu
- Englishambigu(ous)
- Englishambiguate
- Englishdisambiguate
- Englishdisambiguative
From disambiguate + -ive.
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APA
disambiguative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disambiguative
MLA
“disambiguative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disambiguative. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disambiguative,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disambiguative.
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