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say it: i-KWIV-uh-kuhl
equivocal is an adjective meaning "open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead". It carries 3 recorded senses.
open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
“an equivocal statement”
“the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates”
“the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness”
“popularity is an equivocal crown”
“an equivocal response to an embarrassing question”
open to question
“aliens of equivocal loyalty”
“his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son”
uncertain as a sign or indication
“the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for equivocal come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.