unambiguously

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəsli/ UK /ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəsli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a way that admits no doubt or confusion

The judge ruled unambiguously in favour of the plaintiff.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a way that admits no... clearly explicitly unequivocally plainly definitely distinctly

Opposites

ambiguously vaguely equivocally

Word family

Related forms unambiguous ambiguous ambiguity

Etymology

From unambiguous + -ly. Ambiguous derives from Latin ambiguus ('uncertain'), from ambigere ('to dispute, go around'), from ambi- ('both') + agere ('to drive').

un- Old English ambiguus Latin agere Latin

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# unambiguously

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəsli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəsli/

## Meanings
1. in a way that admits no doubt or confusion

## Examples
- The judge ruled unambiguously in favour of the plaintiff.

## Synonyms
- clearly
- explicitly
- unequivocally
- plainly
- definitely
- distinctly

## Antonyms
- ambiguously
- vaguely
- equivocally

## Related Forms
- unambiguous
- ambiguous
- ambiguity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: ambiguus
- Root: agere

## Etymology
From unambiguous + -ly. Ambiguous derives from Latin ambiguus ('uncertain'), from ambigere ('to dispute, go around'), from ambi- ('both') + agere ('to drive').

## AI Etymology
Unambiguously comes from unambiguous + -ly. Ambiguous derives from Latin ambiguus ('uncertain'), from ambigere ('to dispute, go around'), from ambi- ('both') + agere ('to drive'). The historical trail runs through Old English un-, Latin ambiguus and Latin agere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means in a way that admits no doubt or confusion. Related forms include unambiguous, ambiguous, ambiguity.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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