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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Problematic

/präbˌ-ləm-ăt'-ĭk/ · Prob·lem·at·ic · IPA /ˌpɹɑ.bləˈmæt.ɪk/
01 a. Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful; as, his theory is problematic because it f…
  1. 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.
    “Diligent inquiries into remote and problematical guilt leave a gate wide open to . . . informers.” — Swift.
  2. 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.