amphibolous
English
Etymology
From Latin amphibolus, Ancient Greek [Term?] (“thrown about, doubtful”). See amphibole.
Adjective
amphibolous (comparative more amphibolous, superlative most amphibolous)
- (obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
- Howell
- Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel — both parties declaring themselves for the king.
- Howell
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for amphibolous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)