WordWeight : Weighing the Words

Pronunciation : Am*phib"o*lous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. amphibolus, Gr. Amphibole.]
Definition : 1. Ambiguous; doubtful. [Obs.] Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel -- both parties declaring themselves for the king. Howell.

2. (Logic)

Defn: 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.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913