unequivocal
adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400GREGMAT
DEFINITION
admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
WEBSTER'S 1913
Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin 'unus' (one) + 'equivocus' (doubtful)
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE
“There is more of you--and less of you, in spots, very likely--than you know. --The Member gave a slight but unequivocal start just here.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
IN USE
“This discovery was unequivocal evidence that the universe has changed radically over time (for example, via the Big Bang).”
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