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indicial

[ in-dish-uh l ]
/ ɪnˈdɪʃ əl /
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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling an indication; indicative: behavior indicial of a personality disorder.
of, relating to, or resembling an index or an index finger.

Words related to indicial

suggestive, ominous, symbolic, symptomatic, emblematic, characteristic, demonstrative, prognostic, testimonial, apocalyptic, auspicious, connotative, diagnostic, expressive, inauspicious, significant, augural, denotative, denotive, designative

Words nearby indicial

indicator, indicator diagram, indicator species, indices, indicia, indicial, indicial equation, indicium, indicolite, indict, indictable

Origin of indicial

First recorded in 1840–50; indici(a) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM indicial

in·di·cial·ly, adverb
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