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Webster 1913 Edition

Amphibolous

Am-phib′o-lous

,
Adj.
[L.
amphibolus
, Gr. [GREEK] thrown about, doubtful. See
Amphibole
.]
1.
Ambiguous; doubtful.
[Obs.]
Never was there such an
amphibolous
quarrel – both parties declaring themselves for the king.
Howell.
2.
(Logic)
Capable of two meanings.
An
amphibolous
sentence is one that is capable of two meanings, not from the double sense of any of the words, but from its admitting of a double construction;
e
.
g
., “The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose.”
Whately.

Webster 1828 Edition

Amphibolous

AMPHIB'OLOUS

,
Adj.
[Gr. to strike.]
Tossed from one to another; striking each way, with mutual blows. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

amphibolous

amphibolous

English

Adjective

amphibolous ‎(comparative more amphibolous, superlative most amphibolous)

  1. (obsolete) ambiguous; doubtful
    Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel — both parties declaring themselves for the king. — Howell.

Etymology

From Latin amphibolus, Ancient Greek [Term?] ‎(“thrown about, doubtful”). See amphibole.

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