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PROBLEMATICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
Example:
a problematic situation at home
Synonyms:
baffling; elusive; knotty; problematic; problematical; tough
Classified under:
Similar:
difficult; hard (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure)
Derivation:
problem (a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Open to doubt or debate
Example:
If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic
Synonyms:
debatable; problematic; problematical
Classified under:
Similar:
questionable (subject to question)
Derivation:
problem (a source of difficulty)
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