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equivocally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
equiv-o-cal-ly
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With ambiguity; with uncertainty.

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

more equivocally (comparative) most equivocally (superlative)

Derived Forms

unequivocally

Frequently Paired Words

equivocal equivocate

Synonyms

ambiguously

Antonyms

unequivocally

Questions

What does equivocally mean?
With ambiguity; with uncertainty.
Where does equivocally come from?
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.

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