Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a problematic manner; doubtfully; dubiously; uncertainly.
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- adverb In a
problematic manner.
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- adverb in such a way as to pose a problem
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Examples
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Still later as the Iranian president walked into his press conference, clueless, young (all White by the way) UN workers stood and hissed, accusing him of "racism" (a term problematically applied in this case).
Parvez Sharma: Poor Israel? Sure, and I am Barack Obama! 2009
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What this could well represent, more problematically, is the future form of abuse of the initiative process in our state.
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Emmett became a folk hero in the North, with performances in his honor at the Academy of Music and Grand Opera House in Chicago, and, more problematically, in the South.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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More problematically, like China, India lacks an official definition of what counts as development assistance.
Vijaya Ramachandran: India Emerges as an Aid Donor Vijaya Ramachandran 2010
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More problematically, like China, India lacks an official definition of what counts as development assistance.
Vijaya Ramachandran: India Emerges as an Aid Donor Vijaya Ramachandran 2010
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More problematically, like China, India lacks an official definition of what counts as development assistance.
Vijaya Ramachandran: India Emerges as an Aid Donor Vijaya Ramachandran 2010
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More problematically, like China, India lacks an official definition of what counts as development assistance.
Vijaya Ramachandran: India Emerges as an Aid Donor Vijaya Ramachandran 2010
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What I wonder about, what has plagued me for all 69 days is this: Who on earth could last peacefully and non-problematically for 69 hours let alone days, in 90 degree heat, under such grim and punishing circumstances?
Erica Heller: Did You Hear the One About Four Comedians Trapped In a Mine? Erica Heller 2010
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More problematically, like China, India lacks an official definition of what counts as development assistance.
Vijaya Ramachandran: India Emerges as an Aid Donor Vijaya Ramachandran 2010
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More problematically, like China, India lacks an official definition of what counts as development assistance.
Vijaya Ramachandran: India Emerges as an Aid Donor Vijaya Ramachandran 2010
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