PROBLEMATICAL

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


Etymology

Adjective

problematical (comparative more problematical, superlative most problematical)

doubtful or disputed

dubious or ambiguous

Synonyms

• problematic

Source: Wiktionary


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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1 July 2024

DRIVE

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