ambiguously

adverb

Meaning

In a way that can be understood in more than one possible sense or is open to multiple interpretations.

Examples

  • She spoke ambiguously about her future plans, leaving her colleagues unsure if she was resigning or just taking a vacation.
  • The contract was phrased so ambiguously that both parties believed it favored their own interests.

Synonyms: vaguely, unclearly, equivocally, obscurely