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prob·lem·at·ic  (prbl-mtk) also prob·lem·at·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
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.

problem·ati·cal·ly adv.

problematic [ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk], problematical
adj
1. having the nature or appearance of a problem; questionable
2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic obsolete (of a proposition) asserting that a property may or may not hold Compare apodeictic [2] assertoric
problematically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.problematic - open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"
questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"
2.problematic - 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"
difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

problematic
adjective tricky, puzzling, uncertain, doubtful, dubious, unsettled, questionable, enigmatic, debatable, moot, problematical, chancy (informal), open to doubt the problematic business of running an economy
clear, certain, settled, definite, indisputable, unquestionable, beyond question, undebatable
Translations
problematic [ˌprɒblɪˈmætɪk] ADJproblemático
it is problematic whetheres dudoso si ...
problematic [ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk] adjproblématique
problematic(al)
problematic [ˌprɒblɪˈmætɪk] problematical [ˌprɒblɪˈmætɪkl] adjproblematico/a, dubbio/a
it is problematic whether ... → è in dubbio se...
problematic [ˌprɒblɪˈmætɪk] problematical [ˌprɒblɪˈmætɪkl] adjproblematico/a, dubbio/a
it is problematic whether ... → è in dubbio se...


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Conservatives cherished it for being small and inconvenient, and thus keeping out the "new people" whom New York was beginning to dread and yet be drawn to; and the sentimental clung to it for its historic associations, and the musical for its excellent acoustics, always so problematic a quality in halls built for the hearing of music.
A dull mind, once arriving at an inference that flatters a desire, is rarely able to retain the impression that the notion from which the inference started was purely problematic.
It was probably owing to the conversation she had had with her husband on their way from church concerning this problematic stranger that Mrs.
 
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