Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In logic, pertaining to or of the nature of a dilemma.

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Examples

  • The following is the "dilemmatic" meaning of this crisis.

    The Lesser Bourgeoisie Honor�� de Balzac 1824

  • Since regret is warranted even in the absence of such a belief, to assume that remorse is appropriate is to assume, not argue, that the agent's situation is genuinely dilemmatic.

    Moral Dilemmas McConnell, Terrance 2006

  • Therefore, these situations are genuinely dilemmatic.

    Moral Dilemmas McConnell, Terrance 2006

  • The case of Sartre's student, if genuinely dilemmatic, is an obligation dilemma; Sophie's case is a prohibition dilemma.

    Moral Dilemmas McConnell, Terrance 2006

  • Otherwise, why, at this intensely dilemmatic juncture, when so much is at stake and when your romantic relationship with Belford has crossed the threshold of termination, would you reach out and grasp his suited phallus, pulling and bending it as if you were a Sherwood Forest bow-maker testing a sapling?

    Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas Robbins, Tom 1994

  • You might find it quite dilemmatic on the way to treat them, as your children start to grow up and entering the teenager's world.

    Auto and Trucks 2009

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