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#8: Ambiguous

Definition:

capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways

Example:

"Trying to help a table select a wine, a waiter offered two ambiguous adjectives: 'fleshy' and 'funky.'" – Andrea Thompson, The New Yorker, April 12, 2010

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