Synonyms for problematical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : prob-luh-mat-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌprɒb ləˈmæt ɪk

Top 10 synonyms for problematical Other synonyms for the word problematical

Définition of problematical

Origin :
  • 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.
  • adj ambiguous
  • adj debatable
Example sentences :
  • Must we, on this account, consider these histories as problematical?
  • Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
  • The utility of these appendages is, even now, problematical.
  • Extract from : « On the Genesis of Species » by St. George Mivart
  • The results to Baldassarre were too problematical to be taken into account.
  • Extract from : « Romola » by George Eliot
  • But success in this direction is problematical, to say the least.
  • Extract from : « East of Suez » by Frederic Courtland Penfield
  • She wants to leave it here for me and my problematical children.
  • Extract from : « Master of the Vineyard » by Myrtle Reed
  • Its zigzag course makes it problematical where it will fall.
  • Extract from : « India and the Indians » by Edward F. Elwin
  • As it is, the benefit from these charities is problematical.
  • Extract from : « The Toilers of the Field » by Richard Jefferies
  • There are a number of bone objects the use of which is problematical.
  • Extract from : « Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 » by Jesse Walter Fewkes
  • That they will take the course that is wisest, because it is the wisest, may be problematical.
  • Extract from : « Celebration in Baltimore of the Triumph of Liberty in France » by William Wirt
  • For myself, escape by flight might not have been so problematical.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Huntress » by Mayne Reid
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