problematical
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From problematic + -al.
Adjective
[edit]problematical (comparative more problematical, superlative most problematical)
- doubtful or disputed
- dubious or ambiguous
- 1924, Herman Melville, chapter 8, in Billy Budd[1], London: Constable & Co.:
- 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.
Synonyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]problematic — see problematic