problematic
[ prob-luh-mat-ik ]
/ ˌprɒb ləˈmæt ɪk /
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adjective
of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
Nearby words
probit, probity, problem, problem page, problem-oriented record, problematic, problematical, problematics, proboscidate, proboscidean, proboscis
Often prob·lem·at·i·cal.
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British Dictionary definitions for non-problematic
problematic
problematical
/ (ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk) /
adjective
having the nature or appearance of a problem; questionable
logic obsolete (of a proposition) asserting that a property may or may not holdCompare apodeictic (def. 2), assertoric
Derived Formsproblematically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for non-problematic
problematic
c.1600, "doubtful, questionable," from French problematique (15c.), from Late Latin problematicus, from Greek problematikos "pertaining to a problem," from problematos, genitive of problema (see problem). Specific sense in logic, differentiating what is possible from what is necessarily true, is from 1610s. Related: Problematical (1560s); problematically.
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