amphibological (C1)
adjective
Definition
amphibological means (linguistics) Grammatically ambiguous. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as amphibological.
A amphibological tone can change the mood of a conversation.
How to Use amphibological
- amphibological + noun (collocation)
- Use amphibological before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a amphibological reaction."
- become amphibological (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became amphibological near the end."
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