Hamletic

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/hæmˈlɛtɪk/

adjective

Undecided; hesitating; uncertain; vacillating.

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Meanings

adjectiveHamletic (comparative more Hamletic, superlative most Hamletic)

comparative more Hamletic · superlative most Hamletic · alternative amletic

  1. Undecided; hesitating; uncertain; vacillating.

    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?

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    The conventional Hamletic interpretation of Stephen's thought establishes Haines as the British master, Buck as his gay attendant, and Stephen as the jester, the docile subject to the whims of both.

    1999, Gian Balsamo, Pruning the Genealogical Tree: Procreation and Lineage, in Literature, Law […]

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Hamletic

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Cite this entry
APA

Hamletic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamletic

MLA

“Hamletic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamletic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hamletic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamletic.

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