• (a.) Capable of two meanings. • (a.) Ambiguous; doubtful.
Am·phib'o·lous adjective [ Latin amphibolus , Greek ... thrown about, doubtful. See Amphibole .] 1. Ambiguous; doubtful. [ Obsolete] « Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel -- both parties declaring themselves for the king. Howell. » 2....
amphibology, amphibological, amphibologically, amphibolous A phrase or sentence that can be interpreted in two ways, usually because of the grammatical construction rather than the meanings of the words themselves. The phrase 'the boy on the chair with a broken leg' is an amphibology.
ambiguous or equivocal, esp. when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.