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Hamletic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /hæmˈlɛtɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɛtɪk

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adj

Meaning 1

Undecided; hesitating; uncertain; vacillating.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2008 (published), Robert B. Heilman, The Ghost on the Ramparts and Other Essays in the Humanities Invariably anything Hamletic intimates a large world and major problems, and who could question the rightness of this suggestion for the humanities, in academe or outside?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the name of Hamlet, William Shakespeare character, + -ic.