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Unequivocal   /ˌənɪkwˈɪvəkəl/  /ˌənikwˈɪvəkəl/   Listen
Unequivocal

adjective
1.
Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion.  Synonyms: unambiguous, univocal.  "Took an unequivocal position" , "An unequivocal success" , "An unequivocal promise" , "An unequivocal (or univocal) statement"
2.
Clearly defined or formulated.  Synonym: definitive.



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"Unequivocal" Quotes from Famous Books



... which Germany and Austria must give assent must be expressed in unequivocal language and based on the principles ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 19, 1917 • Various

... English Ministry seem convinced of the pacific, or rather undecided, state of the rulers here, they hasten, by the most vigorous exertions against us, to end the war, and are less reserved in the treatment of the French prisoners abroad. Could they be provoked to unequivocal proofs of violence, it would be a good point gained. This your situation may bring about, by encouraging the arming of vessels manned by Frenchmen, and by prompting the captains to provoke unjustifiable reprisals, on the part of the ...
— The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX • Various

... Rochelle felt the blow most deeply. They had at that time been hemmed in on all sides, and were especially harassed by a fort erected in their neighbourhood. They had been assured that at the proper time they would be relieved of this annoyance. They had not an express and unequivocal promise; but the English ambassador, who had been invited to mediate, had guaranteed to them, after conference with the French ministry, such an interpretation of the expressions used as would secure the wished-for result.[467] But just ...
— A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) • Leopold von Ranke

... be assured that the letter was not a pretense, I sent a telegram to the postmaster at Belleville. Here is his answer. It is unequivocal: 'Mr. Poindexter of Montgomery, Pa. Mr. Thomas Adams and Mrs. Adams of the same place have been at the Bedell House in ...
— The Circular Study • Anna Katharine Green

... what, with such solemnity of tone And gesture, they propound to our belief? Nay—conduct hath the loudest tongue. The voice Is but an instrument on which the priest May play what tune he pleases. In the deed, The unequivocal authentic deed, We find sound ...
— The Task and Other Poems • William Cowper


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