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am·biv·a·lent

 (ăm-bĭv′ə-lənt)
adj.
Exhibiting or feeling ambivalence.

am·biv′a·lent·ly adv.
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ambivalently

(æmˈbɪvələntlɪ)
adv
in an ambivalent manner
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ambivalently

[æmˈbɪvələntli] adv [feel, respond] → de façon ambivalente
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