- unambiguous
- UK [ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjʊəs] / US
adjective
clear and with only one possible meaning
an explicit and unambiguous declaration of intent
Derived word:
unambiguously
adverb
English dictionary. 2014.
unambiguous
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unambiguous — I adjective apertus, articulate, certain, clarus, clear, clear cut, clearly defined, comprehensible, defined, definite, definitus, distinct, distinguishable, evident, exact, explicit, express, intelligible, lucid, not vague, obvious, perspicuous … Law dictionary
unambiguous — (adj.) 1630s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + AMBIGUOUS (Cf. ambiguous). Related: Unambiguously … Etymology dictionary
unambiguous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without ambiguity. DERIVATIVES unambiguously adverb … English terms dictionary
unambiguous — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unambiguous — [[t]ʌ̱næmbɪ̱gjuəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe a message or comment as unambiguous, you mean that it is clear and cannot be understood wrongly. ...an election result that sent the party an unambiguous message... The close up photography and… … English dictionary
unambiguous — adjective a statement, instruction etc that is unambiguous is clear and easy to understand because it can only mean one thing: a brief, unambiguous description of the problem unambiguously adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unambiguous — adjective Date: 1743 not ambiguous ; clear, precise < unambiguous evidence > • unambiguously adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
unambiguous — adj. Unambiguous is used with these nouns: ↑definition, ↑evidence, ↑message … Collocations dictionary
unambiguous — un|am|big|u|ous [ˌʌnæmˈbıgjuəs] adj a statement, instruction etc that is unambiguous is clear and easy to understand because it can only mean one thing >unambiguously adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
unambiguous — un|am|big|u|ous [ ,ʌnæm bıgjuəs ] adjective clear and with only one possible meaning: an explicit and unambiguous declaration of intent ╾ un|am|big|u|ous|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
