PROBLEMATIC

baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough

(adjective) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; “a baffling problem”; “I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast”; “a problematic situation at home”

debatable, problematic, problematical

(adjective) open to doubt or debate; “If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

problematic

Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s)

Difficult to overcome, solve, or decide.

Not settled, uncertain, of uncertain outcome; debatable, questionable, open to doubt.

Contributing (usually implicitly or subtly) to systemic discrimination (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, or transphobia).

Synonyms

• (posing a problem): difficult, troublesome, complicated, complex, involved

• (open to debate): doubtful, dubious, questionable, controversial, uncertain

• (contributing to systemic discrimination): offensive, politically incorrect, discriminatory, kyriarchal

Noun

problematic (plural problematics)

(chiefly, in the plural) A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study.

Source: Wiktionary

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Prob`lem*at"ic, Prob`lem*at"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. problematicus, Gr. problématique.]

Definition: Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful.

– Prob`lem*at"ic*al*ly, adv. Diligent inquiries into remote and problematical guilt leave a gate wide open to . . . informers. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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