symptomatic

[simp-tuh-mat-ik]

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adjective

of the nature of or constituting a symptom; indicative (often fol by of): a condition symptomatic of cholera; a disagreement that was symptomatic of the deterioration in their relationship.

according to symptoms: a symptomatic classification of disease.

Sometimes symp·to·mat·i·cal.

Origin of symptomatic

1690–1700; < Medieval Latin symptōmaticus, equivalent to Late Latin symptōmat- (stem of symptōma) symptom + -icus -ic

Related formssymp·to·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·symp·to·mat·ic, adjectivepre·symp·to·mat·ic, adjectivepseu·do·symp·to·mat·ic, adjectiveun·symp·to·mat·ic, adjectiveun·symp·to·mat·i·cal, adjectiveun·symp·to·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Related Words for symptomatic

symbolic, emblematic, characteristic, demonstrative, significant, suggestive, denotative, denotive, designative, associated, evidential, indicating

Examples from the Web for symptomatic

Contemporary Examples of symptomatic

But the most important thing to note, says Monroe, is that only those who are symptomatic are contagious.
CDC Calls Ebola Outbreak ‘Forest Fire’
Abby Haglage
July 28, 2014
That is why, like Lynndie England, Bradley Manning is symptomatic of a larger problem.
Manning Is Guilty and So Is the Army That Sent Him Overseas
Brian Van Reet
August 22, 2013
The CIA, he says, could “render” (i.e., kidnap) him at any time, which is highly unlikely but not symptomatic of the paranoid.
Edward Snowden, We Love You: Why We Should Resist the Hero Worship
Michael Moynihan
June 10, 2013
The spat may be symptomatic of mutual suspicion since the Arab Spring.
Arab Spring Tensions at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
Maya Jaggi
April 15, 2012
Michael Leitzmann, et al. “A Prospective Study of Coffee Consumption and the Risk of Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men.”
Can Coffee Save Your Life?
Anneli Rufus
October 28, 2011

Historical Examples of symptomatic

They are symptomatic of an age, an evil age that is passing.
Hilaire Belloc
C. Creighton Mandell
But you promise to commence your symptomatic harangue on the morrow?
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness
Thomas Frognall Dibdin
What cases of chloasma are included in the symptomatic group?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
The history of the universe is symptomatic, and life is mnemonical.
The Oxford Book of American Essays
Various
It is symptomatic of healthy action, and ought not to be checked.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million
Sarah Josepha Hale

British Dictionary definitions for symptomatic

symptomatic

adjective

(often foll by of) being a symptom; indicativesymptomatic of insanity

of or relating to a symptom or symptoms

according to symptomsa symptomatic analysis of a case

Derived Formssymptomatically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for symptomatic

adj.

1690s, from French symptomatique or directly from Late Latin symptomaticus, from symptomat-, stem of symptoma (see symptom). Related: Symptomatical (1580s).

symptomatic in Medicine

symptomatic

[sĭm′tə-măt′ĭk, sĭmp′-]

adj.

Of, relating to, or based on symptoms.

Constituting a symptom, as of a disease.