problematicaladj.

Brit.

/ˌprɒbləˈmatᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌprɑbləˈmædək(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s–1600s problematicall, 1500s– problematical.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin problematicus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin problematicus problematic adj. + -al suffix¹.

a. Of the nature of a problem; = problematic adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective]

openlOE

doubtousc1330

uncertain1338

doubtyc1380

brigousa1387

doubtablec1400

doubtfula1425

questionable1443

batable1453

strivablec1456

inquirable1485

litigious1520

doubtsomea1522

disputable1548

dubious1548

doubted?1551

moot1563

problematical1567

discussiblea1578

debatable1581

controversial1583

disputativea1586

debateful1587

decidable1596

controversible1601

controvertible1601

controversal1604

controversable1607

problematic1609

controversary1610

left-handed1610

disputed1611

dubitable1625

quarrellable1642

catchinga1670

non liquet1678

brigose1679

contestable1702

equivocala1797

controversional1807

contradictable1856

discutable1868

hinky1961

1567 J. Rastell Briefe Shew False Wares To Reader The Problematical lyes.

1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 293 Those men who propound..their priuate, probable and problematical opinions,..of the Number of the Beast.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1956) VIII. 309 Problematical points, of which, either side may be true,..should not extinguish particular charity towards one another.

1668 J. Dryden Of Dramatick Poesie To Lord Buckhurst sig. A2 I confess I find many things in this discourse which I do not now approve... Neither indeed is it much material in an Essay, where all I have said is problematical.

1714 R. Hunter Androboros iii. iii. 24 It is Problematical, and admits of several Solutions.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. x. 66 Dr. Slop's presence, at that time, was no less problematical than the mode of it.

1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 69 (note) Which is..to my mind a very problematical assertion.

1891 Law Times 91 2/1 No one can help sympathising with the effort.., though its success may be problematical.

1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise i. iii. 110 There had been recent investments, the outcome of which was for the present problematical.

1954 N. Coward Diary 19 Mar. (2000) 260 Half our minds are concentrated upon an unproven and most problematical afterlife.

1998 Independent (Nexis) 27 Nov. 18 Many of his reports.., deemed too risque or politically problematical by Washington reporters, turned out to be true.

b. Involving or giving rise to problems or questions; of which the nature is unsettled.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adjective]

uncouthc897

uncertaina1325

non-certaina1425

unsurec1445

incertaina1492

uncert1543

ancipitous1652

unsecure?a1685

equivocal1769

problematical1770

screwed-up1942

1770 C. Jenner Placid Man I. iii. viii. 206 His lordship's conduct had been a little problematical.

1799 Monthly Rev. 30 572 We recommend them to the candid attention of future writers on this curious and very problematical branch of natural philosophy.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 346 Aware of the many problematical appearances which igneous rocks of the most modern origin assume, especially after decomposition.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. x. 186 A dialect of peculiar and problematical character.

1908 E. M. Forster Room with View vi. 99 Miss Lavish, whose nature was attracted by anything problematical, had become equally enthusiastic.

1994 H. Bloom Western Canon ii. vii. 174 The case of Satan, being theologically overdetermined, is more problematical than that of Iago.

†2. Of the nature of a geometrical problem (cf. problem n. 4). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [adjective] > relating to mathematical enquiry > of a proposition > of a problem

problematical1570

unlimited1702

poristic1704

porismatic1792

cyclotomic1879

complex1965

1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. xi. f. 346^v Methods, and engines..whereby to execute thys Problematicall Lemma.

1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Problematical, belonging to a Problem, which is opposed to a Theoreme.

1792 T. Taylor tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. (new ed.) I. ii. viii. 111 We must form the problematical proposition [Gk. προβληματικὴν (πρότασιν)], as if enquiring whether a triangle is to be constructed upon this right line.

†3. Logic. = problematic adj. 2. Obsolete. problematical question, a question put forward merely for discussion, but not of any practical importance; an academic question.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > [adjective] > stating what is possibly true

problematical1588

problematic1610

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > materials of topic > [noun] > of debate or discussion > of no practical value

problematical question1588

1588 [implied in: J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 7 Neither dare I peremptorily, or affirmatiuely auow euery part of the premisses, but onely assay problematically, and as our schoolemen tearme it, disputatiuely, what may therin appeare most probable. (at problematically adv.)].

1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 140 To follow coniecturall probabilities, or to proue by arguments problematicall, did not stand with the nature or notion of a professed History.

1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs §60 Subtile problematicall disputing upon every proposition.

1660 T. Blount Boscobel 35 His Majesty..was pleased merrily to propose it, as a problematical Question, whether Himself or the Col. were the Master-Cook at Boscobel; and the supremacy was of right adjudg'd to His Majesty.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 124 Lutherane Doctours in Sueden and Livonia, who have made it a problematical question, whether the Muscovites were Christians or not?

1849 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 2) §83. 304 The problematical judgment is neither subjectively nor objectively true, that is, it is neither held with entire certainty by the thinking subject, nor can we show that it truly represents the object about which we judge.

†4. Chess. = problematic adj. 3. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [adjective] > problems

problematic1886

problematical1895

1895 B. G. Laws in Brit. Chess Mag. 61 On a superficial grasp of the problematical positions.

Derivatives

ˌprobleˈmaticalness n. the condition or quality of being problematical.

ΚΠ

1951 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 11 503 It [sc. historical materialism]..reduces an initial problematicalness to a positive tension in life.

1999 Seattle Weekly (Nexis) 7 Oct. 27 This bit can't go on for too long before it get problematic, and virtually all of its problematicalness derives from the fact that the ref is black.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	problematical
释义	problematicaladj. Brit. /ˌprɒbləˈmatᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌprɑbləˈmædək(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s–1600s problematicall, 1500s– problematical. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin problematicus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin problematicus problematic adj. + -al suffix¹. 1. a. Of the nature of a problem; = problematic adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > [adjective] openlOE doubtousc1330 uncertain1338 doubtyc1380 brigousa1387 doubtablec1400 doubtfula1425 questionable1443 batable1453 strivablec1456 inquirable1485 litigious1520 doubtsomea1522 disputable1548 dubious1548 doubted?1551 moot1563 problematical1567 discussiblea1578 debatable1581 controversial1583 disputativea1586 debateful1587 decidable1596 controversible1601 controvertible1601 controversal1604 controversable1607 problematic1609 controversary1610 left-handed1610 disputed1611 dubitable1625 quarrellable1642 catchinga1670 non liquet1678 brigose1679 contestable1702 equivocala1797 controversional1807 contradictable1856 discutable1868 hinky1961 1567 J. Rastell Briefe Shew False Wares To Reader The Problematical lyes. 1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 293 Those men who propound..their priuate, probable and problematical opinions,..of the Number of the Beast. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1956) VIII. 309 Problematical points, of which, either side may be true,..should not extinguish particular charity towards one another. 1668 J. Dryden Of Dramatick Poesie To Lord Buckhurst sig. A2 I confess I find many things in this discourse which I do not now approve... Neither indeed is it much material in an Essay, where all I have said is problematical. 1714 R. Hunter Androboros iii. iii. 24 It is Problematical, and admits of several Solutions. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. x. 66 Dr. Slop's presence, at that time, was no less problematical than the mode of it. 1815 W. H. Ireland Scribbleomania 69 (note) Which is..to my mind a very problematical assertion. 1891 Law Times 91 2/1 No one can help sympathising with the effort.., though its success may be problematical. 1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise i. iii. 110 There had been recent investments, the outcome of which was for the present problematical. 1954 N. Coward Diary 19 Mar. (2000) 260 Half our minds are concentrated upon an unproven and most problematical afterlife. 1998 Independent (Nexis) 27 Nov. 18 Many of his reports.., deemed too risque or politically problematical by Washington reporters, turned out to be true. b. Involving or giving rise to problems or questions; of which the nature is unsettled. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > [adjective] uncouthc897 uncertaina1325 non-certaina1425 unsurec1445 incertaina1492 uncert1543 ancipitous1652 unsecure?a1685 equivocal1769 problematical1770 screwed-up1942 1770 C. Jenner Placid Man I. iii. viii. 206 His lordship's conduct had been a little problematical. 1799 Monthly Rev. 30 572 We recommend them to the candid attention of future writers on this curious and very problematical branch of natural philosophy. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 346 Aware of the many problematical appearances which igneous rocks of the most modern origin assume, especially after decomposition. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. x. 186 A dialect of peculiar and problematical character. 1908 E. M. Forster Room with View vi. 99 Miss Lavish, whose nature was attracted by anything problematical, had become equally enthusiastic. 1994 H. Bloom Western Canon ii. vii. 174 The case of Satan, being theologically overdetermined, is more problematical than that of Iago. †2. Of the nature of a geometrical problem (cf. problem n. 4). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [adjective] > relating to mathematical enquiry > of a proposition > of a problem problematical1570 unlimited1702 poristic1704 porismatic1792 cyclotomic1879 complex1965 1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. xi. f. 346^v Methods, and engines..whereby to execute thys Problematicall Lemma. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Problematical, belonging to a Problem, which is opposed to a Theoreme. 1792 T. Taylor tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. (new ed.) I. ii. viii. 111 We must form the problematical proposition [Gk. προβληματικὴν (πρότασιν)], as if enquiring whether a triangle is to be constructed upon this right line. †3. Logic. = problematic adj. 2. Obsolete. problematical question, a question put forward merely for discussion, but not of any practical importance; an academic question. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > [adjective] > stating what is possibly true problematical1588 problematic1610 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > materials of topic > [noun] > of debate or discussion > of no practical value problematical question1588 1588 [implied in: J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 7 Neither dare I peremptorily, or affirmatiuely auow euery part of the premisses, but onely assay problematically, and as our schoolemen tearme it, disputatiuely, what may therin appeare most probable. (at problematically adv.)]. 1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 140 To follow coniecturall probabilities, or to proue by arguments problematicall, did not stand with the nature or notion of a professed History. 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs §60 Subtile problematicall disputing upon every proposition. 1660 T. Blount Boscobel 35 His Majesty..was pleased merrily to propose it, as a problematical Question, whether Himself or the Col. were the Master-Cook at Boscobel; and the supremacy was of right adjudg'd to His Majesty. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 124 Lutherane Doctours in Sueden and Livonia, who have made it a problematical question, whether the Muscovites were Christians or not? 1849 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 2) §83. 304 The problematical judgment is neither subjectively nor objectively true, that is, it is neither held with entire certainty by the thinking subject, nor can we show that it truly represents the object about which we judge. †4. Chess. = problematic adj. 3. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [adjective] > problems problematic1886 problematical1895 1895 B. G. Laws in Brit. Chess Mag. 61 On a superficial grasp of the problematical positions. Derivatives ˌprobleˈmaticalness n. the condition or quality of being problematical. ΚΠ 1951 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 11 503 It [sc. historical materialism]..reduces an initial problematicalness to a positive tension in life. 1999 Seattle Weekly (Nexis) 7 Oct. 27 This bit can't go on for too long before it get problematic, and virtually all of its problematicalness derives from the fact that the ref is black. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1567
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