Hamletic

//hæmˈlɛtɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Undecided; hesitating; uncertain; vacillating.

    "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."

Example

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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."

Etymology

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

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