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AMBIGUOUS

doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness

The meaning of the word ambiguous is doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness.

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seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent