Am*phib`o*log"ic*al (m*fb`*lj"*kal), a. Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous. "Amphibological expressions." Jer. Taylor.
-- Am*phib`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
Am`phi*bol"o*gy (m`f*bl"*j), n.; pl. Amphibologies (- jz). [L. amphibologia, for amphibolia, fr. Gr. 'amfiboli`a, with the ending -logia as if fr. Gr. 'amfi`bolos ambiguous + lo`gos speech: cf. F. amphibologie. See Amphiboly.] A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term.
Am*phib"o*lous (&?;), a. [L. amphibolus, Gr. &?; thrown about, doubtful. See Amphibole.]