Thursday, September 3, 2009

ambiguous

Pronunciation: \am-ˈbi-gyə-wəs\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin ambiguus, from ambigere to be undecided, from ambi- + agere to drive — more at agent
Date: 1528
1 a : doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness (eyes of an ambiguous color) b : inexplicable
2 : capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways (an ambiguous smile)(an ambiguous term)(a deliberately ambiguous reply)

Anyone know someone like that?

Merriam-Webster

2 comments:

  1. the ambiguous husbandSeptember 3, 2009 at 5:24 PM

    to all you readers out there - she is specifically talking about her husband, who has a tendency to use the full thesarus to describe something. and to that end - i am guilty of making statements that can have a slightly different meaning. i am not an attorney, but i do not like to be tied down to a specific comment. let me be completely un-ambiguous. I AM SORRY.

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  2. Okay knucklehead...this time there is no need for an apology just a straight answer...Did you like the new dish or not?

    Get it straight, would ya? Sheesh!

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