UNAMBIGUOUSLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unambiguously mean? 

• UNAMBIGUOUSLY (adverb)
  The adverb UNAMBIGUOUSLY has 2 senses:

1. in an unambiguous manner

2. so as to be unique

  Familiarity information: UNAMBIGUOUSLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNAMBIGUOUSLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an unambiguous manner

Synonyms:

unambiguously; unequivocally

Context example:

she stated her intentions unequivocally

Antonym:

ambiguously (in an ambiguous manner)

Pertainym:

unambiguous (having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning)

Sense 2

Meaning:

So as to be unique

Synonyms:

unambiguously; uniquely

Context example:

he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound

 Context examples 

A pancreatic lesion microscopically resembling pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia-1A, however the neoplastic nature of the pathologic process has not been unambiguously established.

(Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia/Lesion-1A, NCI Thesaurus)

While the lines we were trying to detect were just barely there, we were able to detect them unambiguously thanks to the sensitivity of NIFS on Gemini, combined with the exquisite conditions on Mauna Kea, said lead author Patrick Irwin of the University of Oxford, U.K.

(What Uranus Cloud Tops Have in Common With Rotten Eggs, NASA)