dilemmatic

adjective

dil·​em·​mat·​ic ¦dilə¦matik sometimes ¦dīl- How to pronounce dilemmatic (audio)
variants or less commonly dilemmatical
-tə̇kəl
or dilemmic
də̇ˈlemik sometimes (ˈ)dī¦l-
: of or containing a dilemma

Word History

Etymology

dilemmatic from Late Greek dilēmmat-, dilēmma + English -ic; dilemmatical from Late Greek dilēmmat-, dilēmma + English -ical; dilemmic from dilemma + -ic

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“Dilemmatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dilemmatic. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.

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