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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Problematic \Prob`lem*at"ic\, Problematical \Prob`lem*at"ic*al\,
a. [L. problematicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. probl['e]matique.]
1. Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact;
questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful; as, his
theory is problematic because it fails to explain several
facts. -- {Prob`lem*at"ic*al*ly}, adv.
[1913 Webster]
Diligent inquiries into remote and problematical
guilt leave a gate wide open to . . . informers.
--Swift.
[1913 Webster]
2. Having characteristics which will create difficulties or
undesirable consequences; -- of a proposed action; as, the
proposed law is problematic because it will cause many
people to lose their jobs.
[PJC]