problematically
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7.0
- adverb
- /ˌprɒbləˈmætɪkli/
- The new policy was implemented problematically, leading to confusion among employees.
- more problematically
- however problematically
- even problematically
Examples
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Another problem with the patient-as-consumer concept is that health care often functions problematically within a free-market system.
Academic text (2014) -
In this way, Yellow Calf's narrative functions as a moral landmark in a novel otherwise problematically distanced from history and tradition.
Academic text (2001) -
More problematically, we have "obligations to ensure the fair distribution of natural resources."
Academic text (1999) -
Perhaps even more problematically, it's the unexpected component of inflation.
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She claims otherwise, and she has made herself problematically suspicious.
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Yet you see the enforcement of the Swedish law as "equally problematically gendered?"
Blog text (28) -
However, we also know enforcement in Sweden is equally problematically gendered.
Blog text (28) -
But I do wish to question the assumption that her leadership has been atypically or problematically incrementalist.
Academic text (2017) -
Though drawn from different debates, these perspectives have in common a concern that the federal courts' procedural decisions are problematically biased in favor of U.S. parties and U.S. law.
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James A. Fujii discusses Japan since the Meiji period, underscoring how notions of the self are often problematically assigned by nationality.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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4.6
In a way that makes people feel concerned
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5.0
In a way that makes people worried or upset
Antonyms
How Problematic
Surface Forms
Morphology
problematically = problematic (transparent) = problem + atic + ally
Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'problematic' using the productive '-ally' adverbial suffix; the meaning follows directly from the adjective.
Etymology
Problematically comes from problem, a word that once meant something 'put in front of you' — a difficulty or obstacle, and the ending -ly means 'in a way'. So problematically simply means 'in a way that causes a problem' or 'in a problematic way'.