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Definition of Ambivalently
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ambivalently
Literary usage of Ambivalently
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Aviation Relations: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce edited by John McCain (1999)
"So while I guess I am answering somewhat ambivalently, I hope I am clear that
yes, I think that what you have raised is a problem. ..."
2. More Than a Name: State-Sponsored Homophobia and Its Consequences in by Scott Long, A. Widney Brown, Gail Cooper (2003)
"... (aimed at achieving more effective criminal penalties against pedophilia) by
the Law Development Commission of Zimbabwe recommended, ambivalently, ..."
3. Collected Papers on the Psychology of Phantasy by Constance Ellen Long (1921)
"This story illustrates the undue spiritual and mental bondage of the child which
acts ambivalently in the direction of either parent. ..."
4. The Legitimacy of International Organizations by Jean-Marc Coicaud (2001)
"For feminists drawing upon rights discourses, the ethic of care is regarded
ambivalently. On the one hand, they (feminist rights campaigners) are wary of ..."
5. South African Social Attitudes: Changing Times, Diverse Voices by Stephen P. Rule, Udesh Pillay, Benjamin Roberts (2007)
"The same calculus, though rather more ambivalently, is applied by Indian/Asian
and coloured South Africans. The subjective quality of life reported by ..."
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