problematical

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He said the east and north was "a bit more problematical" , where routes are being checked in Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen, and on the line from Perth to Inverness.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2022

Auden’s despairing poem “The Age of Anxiety”—what he called a “record of our difficult and problematical search for faith.”

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2021

Passing the two-hour test the team is requiring for applicants might prove problematical, but who in the organization is going to tell McGregor he failed?

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2018

I have always found that problematical, not in the world we live in, but in the world the characters live in, particularly the Doctor’s world.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2017

He is both brilliant and problematical, and it is fair to say that his towering legacy has had more impact on the worlds of literature, philosophy and politics than, strictly speaking, on musical development.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall