Both Uses of
ambiguous
in
The Screwtape Letters
- But the phrase "living in the present" is ambiguous.†
Chpt 15 *
- Avail yourself of the ambiguity in the word "Love": let them think they have solved by Love problems they have in fact only waived or postponed under the influence of the enchantment.†
Chpt 26ambiguity = lack of clarity -- unclear because there could be two or more interpretations
Definitions:
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(1)
(ambiguous) unclear -- because there could be two or more interpretations
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, ambiguous can mean uncertain or doubtful -- as in the expression "an ambiguous smile".