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PROBLEMATIC(AL)

\pɹˌɒbə͡lmˈatɪk ˈal], \pɹˌɒbə‍lmˈatɪk ˈal], \p_ɹ_ˌɒ_b_əl_m_ˈa_t_ɪ_k__ ˈa_l]\

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Doubtful, questionable, as its success is p., the whole question is p.; (Log.) enunciating or supporting what is possible but not necessarily true. Hence problematically adv. [French]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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