- problematical
- adjective see problematic I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
problematical
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problematical — index controversial, debatable, inauspicious, moot, problematic, uncertain (questionable), undecided … Law dictionary
Problematical — Problematic Prob lem*at ic, Problematical Prob lem*at ic*al, a. [L. problematicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. probl[ e]matique.] Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful. {Prob lem*at ic*al*ly}, adv.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
problematical — problematic, problematical Both forms are used in BrE and AmE with no discernible difference in meaning, but problematic is (understandably, being shorter) much more common (eight times more so in the OEC) than problematical … Modern English usage
problematical — [[t]prɒ̱bləmæ̱tɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Problematical means the same as problematic. [FORMAL] … English dictionary
problematical — problematic UK [ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk] / US [ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk] or problematical UK [ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌprɑbləˈmætɪk(ə)l] adjective involving or causing problems Planning a trip at that time is going to be problematic … English dictionary
problematical — problematic [ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk] or problematical [ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk(ə)l] adj involving or causing problems … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
problematical — problematic ► ADJECTIVE ▪ presenting a problem. DERIVATIVES problematical adjective problematically adverb … English terms dictionary
problematical — adjective a) doubtful or disputed b) dubious or ambiguous Syn: problematic … Wiktionary
problematical — Synonyms and related words: a bit thick, a bit thin, absurd, arguable, at issue, baffling, bewildering, beyond belief, bothering, confounding, confusing, confutable, conjectural, contestable, controversial, controvertible, debatable, deniable,… … Moby Thesaurus
problematical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. questionable, unsettled, perplexing; uncertain, enigmatic. See doubt. Ant., clear, unclouded. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. In doubt or dispute: arguable, contested, debatable, disputable,… … English dictionary for students
