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- Dictionaryproblematical/ˌprɒbləˈmatɪkl/
adjective
- 1. involving or constituting a problem: "the weighting of votes was particularly problematical"
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problematic. adjective. uk / ˌprɒb.ləˈmæt.ɪk / us / ˌprɑː.bləˈmæt̬.ɪk / (also problematical, uk / ˌprɒb.ləˈmæt.ɪ.k ə l / us / ˌprɑː.bləˈmæt̬.ɪ.k ə l /) Add to word list. C1. full of problems or difficulties: Getting everyone there on time might prove problematic. They made an already problematic situation far worse.
1. a. : posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide. a problematic situation. b. : not definite or settled : uncertain. Their future remains problematic. c. : open to question or debate : questionable. It is problematic whether … terrorist attacks and conflicts … will generate the national coherence that twentieth-century wars did.
Definition of 'problematical' problematical. (prɒbləmætɪkəl ) adjective. Problematical means the same as problematic. [formal] It is a problematical piece of legislation. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'problematical' in a sentence. problematical.
1. Posing a problem; difficult to solve: a repair that proved more problematic than first expected. 2. Open to doubt; debatable: "if you ever get married, which seems to me extremely problematic" (Oscar Wilde). 3. Not settled; unresolved or dubious: a problematic future. n.
Definitions of problematical. adjective. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe. synonyms: baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, tough. difficult, hard. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure. adjective. open to doubt or debate. synonyms: debatable, problematic.
involving or presenting a problem that is difficult to deal with or solve: She faces a problematic decision. tending or likely to elicit objections or disapproval; offensive: We've all had to deal with problematic relatives during the holidays. My ex-boyfriend's political opinions were often embarrassingly problematic.
Definition of problematic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
