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problematical

problematical adjective: doubtful or disputed.

Adjective

problematical (comparative more problematical, superlative most problematical)

  1. Doubtful or disputed.
  2. Dubious or ambiguous.
    • 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.1924, Herman Melville, chapter 8, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.

problematical meaning in Bengali

problematical in Bengali

সন্দিহান, বিতর্কিত, সন্দেহজনক, দ্ব্যর্থক

Synonyms of problematical

Forms of problematical

comparativemore problematical
superlativemost problematical

Origin of problematical

From Latin problēmaticus + -al. By surface analysis, problematic + -al.

Words formed from problematical

Questions about problematical

What does problematical mean?
Problematical means doubtful or disputed.
What is problematical in Bengali?
Problematical in Bengali is সন্দিহান, বিতর্কিত, সন্দেহজনক. See Problematical meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is problematical?
Problematical is an adjective.

Words near problematical in the dictionary

  1. problem-solvings
  2. problema
  3. problemata
  4. problematic
  5. problematica
  6. problematical
  7. problematicalities
  8. problematicality
  9. problematically
  10. problematicalness
  11. problematicism

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