problematical

English

Etymology

From Latin problēmaticus +‎ -al.[1] By surface analysis, problematic +‎ -al.

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Adjective

problematical (comparative more problematical, superlative most problematical)

  1. Doubtful or disputed.
  2. Dubious or ambiguous.
    • 1924, Herman Melville, chapter 8, in Billy Budd‎[1], London: Constable & Co., archived from the original on 12 October 2026:
      The salt seer attentively listened, accompanying the Foretopman's recital with queer twitchings of his wrinkles and problematical little sparkles of his small ferret eyes.

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  1. ^ “problematical, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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