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.
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