Problematic Definition

prŏblə-mătĭk
problematical
adjective
Having the nature of a problem; hard to solve or deal with.
Webster's New World
Open to doubt; debatable.
American Heritage
Not settled; yet to be determined; uncertain.
Webster's New World
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noun
An unresolved problem or inherent difficulty, as in a field of study.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Problematic

Noun

Singular:
problematic
Plural:
problematics

Origin of Problematic

  • Shortening of problematical, from Late Latin problematicus, from Ancient Greek προβληματικός (problÄ“matikos), from πρόβλημα (problÄ“ma, “outjutting, barrier, problem"), from προβάλλω (proballō, “I throw, place before"), from πρό (pro, “before") + βάλλω (ballō, “I throw, place").

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Problematic Sentence Examples

  • Going back and forth between these strategies is problematic, to say the least.

  • Many of the Ecaudata have remnants of oviducts, or Miillerian ducts, most developed in Bufo, which genus is also remarkable as possessing a problematic organ, Bidder's organ, situated between the testis and the adipose or fat-bodies that surmount it.

  • In other words, a categorical universal is often problematic, but a problematic is not the same as a hypothetical judgment.

  • The child has several problematic behaviors.

  • The relationship with Aepyornis of Madagascar is still problematic. Whilst the moas seem to have been entirely herbivorous, feeding not unlikely upon the shoots of ferns, the kiwis have become highly specialized wormeaters.

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PPRPRO

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CICTIC

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Words Starting With P and Ending With C

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With P11 Letter Words Ending With C