As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition "Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage" may be criticized as:

A) Being ambiguous.

B) Being obscure.

C) Being negative.

D) Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains.

E) Being affective.


E

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