bifarious

adjective

bi·​far·​i·​ous

(ˈ)bī-¦fer-ē-əs

archaic

: twofold, ambiguous

some strange, mysterious verity in old bifarious prophesy

—Ned Ward

bifariously adverb

Word History

Etymology

Latin bifarius, from bifariam in two ways, from bi- bi- entry 1 + -fariam (akin to Sanskrit root dhā in dvidhā in two ways, dadhāti he places, sets)

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