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- DictionarySymp·to·mat·ic/ˌsim(p)təˈmadik/
adjective
- 1. serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable: "the closings are symptomatic of a decaying city"
1. a. : being a symptom of a disease. b. : having the characteristics of a particular disease but arising from another cause. symptomatic epilepsy resulting from brain damage. 2. : concerned with, affecting, or having symptoms. symptomatic treatment. a symptomatic patient. 3. : characteristic, indicative.
SYMPTOMATIC meaning: 1. If something bad is symptomatic of something else, it is caused by the other thing and is proof…. Learn more.
SYMPTOMATIC definition: 1. If something bad is symptomatic of something else, it is caused by the other thing and is proof…. Learn more.
Symptomatic definition: pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.. See examples of SYMPTOMATIC used in a sentence.
adjective. characteristic or indicative of a disease. “a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever”. “ symptomatic of insanity”. “a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown”. synonyms: diagnostic. characteristic. typical or distinctive.
If something is symptomatic of something else, especially something bad, it is a sign of it. [ formal ] The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.
Definition of symptomatic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The meaning of SYMPTOM is subjective evidence of disease or physical disturbance; broadly : something that indicates the presence of bodily disorder. How to use symptom in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Symptom.
1. ( often foll by of) being a symptom; indicative: symptomatic of insanity. 2. (Medicine) of or relating to a symptom or symptoms. 3. (Medicine) according to symptoms: a symptomatic analysis of a case. ˌsymptoˈmatically adv.
What does the word symptomatic mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word symptomatic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. symptomatic has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. pathology (late 1600s) medicine (mid 1700s) Entry status.
