Both Uses of
equivocal
in
1984, by Orwell
- For a second, two seconds, they had exchanged an equivocal glance, and that was the end of the story.†
p. 18.4 *
- Nothing but a flash of the eyes and a single equivocal remark: beyond that, only his own secret imaginings, founded on a dream.†
p. 169.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(equivocal) unclear in meaning -- especially where opposing interpretations are reasonable (sometimes intentionally)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The form unequivocal (not equivocal; or clean in meaning) is encountered much more frequently, but equivocal is seen on many more SAT review lists.