Unequivocal
[ʌnɪ'kwɪvək(ə)l] or [,ʌnɪ'kwɪvəkl]
Definition
(adj.) admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; 'unequivocal evidence'; 'took an unequivocal position'; 'an unequivocal success'; 'an unequivocal promise'; 'an unequivocal (or univocal) statement' .
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Definition
(a.) Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Indubitable, incontestable, clear, plain, evident, certain, positive, absolute, unambiguous, unmistakable, not equivocal.
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Definition
adj. not equivocal.—adv. Unequiv′ocally.—n. Unequiv′ocalness.
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Examples
- The conversation exhibiting these unequivocal symptoms of verging on the personal, Mr. Pickwick deemed it a fit point at which to interpose. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Colonel Palmer readily joined Lord Robert in his unequivocal expressions of approbation. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He signed the constitution which they proposed for the union, and gave it the most unequivocal marks of his approbation. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The stable-yard exhibited unequivocal symptoms of the glory and strength of the Eatanswill Blues. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- As Mr. Weller exhibited in this place unequivocal symptoms of an approaching fit of chuckling, Sam interposed to stop it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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