definitions

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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of indicial

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

Related forms

in·di·cial·ly, adverb
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