ambiguous

/æmˈbɪɡjuəs/

Syllables am·big·u·ous

Stress am-BIG-u-ous

Phonics Breakdown

am

/æm/

short a

big

/bɪɡ/

short i

u

/ju/

long u-e

ous

/əs/

schwa

Meaning

having more than one possible meaning; unclear

Sound Reference

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am=/æm/(ham) + big=/bɪɡ/(big) + u=/ju/(use) + ous=/əs/(famous)

Example

The instructions are ambiguous and hard to follow.