\Am*phib"o*lous\, a. [L. amphibolus, Gr. ? thrown
about, doubtful. See {Amphibole}.]
1. Ambiguous; doubtful. [Obs.]
         Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel -- both
         parties declaring themselves for the king. --Howell.
2. (Logic) Capable of two meanings.
         An amphibolous sentence is one that is capable of
         two meanings, not from the double sense of any of
         the words, but from its admitting of a double
         construction; e. g., ``The duke yet lives that Henry
         shall depose.''                       --Whately.