ambiguous
am-BIG-yoo-usadjMeaning able to be understood in more than one way
Memory hook the BANK? or the river BANK?. Kai’s note says “Meet me at the bank,” so Lila waits at the riverbank while Kai waits at the money bank; the note was ambiguous.
Her ambiguous reply, “We’ll see,” could have meant yes or no.
In context The note was ambiguous: “Meet me at the bank” could mean the bank on Main Street or the riverbank behind the school.
Similar unclear, vague, equivocal, open to interpretation
Opposite clear, explicit, unambiguous
From Latin ambiguus, “uncertain,” from ambigere (to waver): ambi- (around, both ways) + agere (to drive).