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ambiguous

adjective /æmbɪɡjuəs/ 4 syllables 9 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 19
Definitions
adjective

open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead

“the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates”

adjective

having more than one possible meaning

“ambiguous words”

adjective

having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns

“an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference”

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