equivocally

If God applied to God equivocally, meaning something entirely different, then we would not be speaking of God at all.

AKMA’s Random Thoughts 2006

Things are said to be named 'equivocally' when, though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each.

Categoriae. English 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle

November 2011After the erosion of his parliamentary majority, Berlusconi informs Italy's president, Giorgio Napolitano, a veteran former Communist, that he will resign as prime minister – but says equivocally that it will be sometime in November, after he has passed economic reforms that have been demanded by the EU.

Silvio Berlusconi: the rise and fall 2011

"Enough to conform," she rejoined equivocally, pulling out the dried wood from the oven and replacing it with wet.

CHAPTER 4 2010

Asked whether the administration would reject any reform proposals that included taxing employer-provided health care benefits, Sebelius was equally equivocally.

Sebelius: There's a 'shared responsibility' on health care reform 2009

Initially, the seminary responded equivocally to her expressions of interest in the rabbinate, but accepted her as a “special student” in the undergraduate program.

Celebrating Women's History Month: Jewish Women and Religious Innovation 2010

I acknowledge, however, that some of the Liberal rabbis in the UK have behaved equivocally (one or two, I would say, disgracefully), both on this JFS issue and towards Israel's current struggle to survive.

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

Despite equivocally representing the most diverse social group in the world, encompassing all ethnicities, regions and religions, the disabled still have few protections.

Anthony Collins: The Quiet Bastion of Invalid Repudiation 2009

But surely he can state less equivocally what he does and does not want -- and, with regard to key matters such as the public option, what he'll sign and what he won't.

Robert Reich: How Tough is Our President? 2009

It's possible Rev. Wright didn't mean the remarks equivocally, I'd have to hear the tone of voice, but they certainly can be read equivocally, and there's no doubt there's an opportunity the right could jump on, as "responded as a politician" could be translated into something that roughly interprets the words as meaning "responded as a phoney out for votes."

Wright Gives First Interview to Bill Moyers 2009