problematical

• Variante mais antiga e menos comum de 'problematic', que descreve algo difícil de resolver ou que apresenta muitos problemas.

An older, less common variant of 'problematic', meaning something that is difficult to solve or full of problems.

1. Open to doubt or debateC1formal

   Not certain or settled; questionable or controversial.

   Problemático

   • The validity of the theory remains problematical.
   • His conclusions are problematical at best.
   • The evidence presented was highly problematical.

   Sinônimosambiguousarguablecontroversialdebatabledisputabledoubtfulmootquestionableuncertainunsettled

   Antônimoscertainclearconclusivedecideddefiniteestablishedindubitablesettledsureunquestionable

2. Difficult to understand or solveC1formal

   Requiring great mental effort to comprehend or resolve; challenging.

   Problemático

   • The problematical equation took hours to solve.
   • She faced a problematical decision with no clear answer.
   • The philosophical question was deeply problematical.

   Sinônimosbafflingcomplexcomplicateddifficultenigmatichardknottymystifyingperplexingpuzzlingthornytricky

   Antônimoscleareasyobvioussimplestraightforwarduncomplicatedunderstandable