Aporetic
adjective
tending to doubt
examples
the aporetic voice is that which expresses wonder and perplexity.
word origin
from a greek word meaning ‘to be at a loss’
adj.
c.1600, from french aporetique, from greek aporetikos, from aporeein “to be at a loss,” from aporos “imp-ssable, impracticable, very difficult; hard to deal with; at a loss,” from a-, privative prefix (see a- (3)), + poros “p-ssage” (see pore (n.)).
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