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Definition of problematic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

problematic

adjective

NAmE//ˌprɑbləˈmæt̮ɪk//

(less frequent problematical

NAmE//ˌprɑbləˈmæt̮ɪkl//

)

difficult to deal with or to understand; full of problems; not certain to be successful The situation is more problematic than we first thought. opposite unproblematic

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