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- [am-bey-juh s]
- /æmˈbeɪ dʒəs/
- /ambˈadʒəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [am-bey-juh s]
- /æmˈbeɪ dʒəs/
Definitions of ambagious word
- abbreviation AMBAGIOUS ambiguous 3
- adjective ambagious roundabout; circuitous: ambagious reasoning. 1
- noun ambagious Roundabout; vague. 1
- adjective ambagious Indefinite. 0
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Origin of ambagious
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin ambāgiōsus, equivalent to ambāgi- (stem of ambāgēs ambages) + -ōsus -ous
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Parts of speech for Ambagious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ambagious popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
ambagious usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ambagious
adj ambagious
- tortuous — full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
- devious — If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
- rambling — aimlessly wandering.
- meandering — to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
- labyrinthine — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
Antonyms for ambagious
adj ambagious
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straightforward — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- in line — (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
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