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Etymology
Etymology tree English equivocal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English equivocally From equivocal + -ly.
Meanings
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With ambiguity; with uncertainty.
Wits is voyeur to the underbelly of the city; like a madam in a knock-shop, she watches equivocally the mess of city garbage tangled erotically with roadside gambling and sunglass-snatching
2006, Mary Rorich, “Knowledge is Power, And You'd Better Believe it”, in Margaret Orr, Mary Rorich, Finuala Dowling, editors, The Wits Wonderwoman Book: Buttons and Breakfasts:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more equivocally | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most equivocally | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
de zweideutig (equivocally) · de zweifelhaft (equivocally) · de fragwürdig (equivocally)