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problematic definition

prob·lem·atic (präb′lə mat′ik)

adjective

  1. having the nature of a problem; hard to solve or deal with
  2. not settled; yet to be determined; uncertain
Also problematical prob′·lem·at′i·cal

Etymology: Fr problématique < L problematicus < Gr problematikos < problēma (see problem) + -al

noun

an unresolved problem or inherent difficulty, as in a field of study

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