problematic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite open to doubt or debate
    problematical; debatable.
    • If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic
  2. adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
    tough; elusive; baffling; problematical; knotty.
    • a baffling problem
    • I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
    • a problematic situation at home

WordNet

Prob`lem*at"ic, Prob`lem*at"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Problematic
  • Problematical
)
Etymology
L. problematicus, Gr. : cf. F. problématique.
Definitions
  1. Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful. -- Prob`lem*at"ic*al*ly, adv.
    Diligent inquiries into remote and problematical guilt leave a gate wide open to . . . informers. Swift.

Webster 1913