ambiguously-made
|am-big-u-ous-ly-made|
/æmˈbɪɡjuəsli meɪd/
unclearly created
Etymology
'ambiguously-made' is a compound word formed from 'ambiguously' and 'made.' 'Ambiguously' comes from the Latin 'ambiguus' meaning 'doubtful, uncertain,' and 'made' is the past participle of 'make.'
'ambiguously' evolved from Latin 'ambiguus' through Old French 'ambigu' and Middle English 'ambigu,' while 'made' is from Old English 'macian.' The compound 'ambiguously-made' is a modern English formation.
Initially, 'ambiguously' meant 'in a doubtful or uncertain manner,' and 'made' meant 'created.' Together, 'ambiguously-made' means 'created in an unclear or uncertain way.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
made in a way that is unclear or open to more than one interpretation.
The instructions were ambiguously-made, so no one knew what to do.
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