Symptomatic
Pronunciation : Symp`tom*at"ic, Symp`tom*at"ic*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. symptomatique, Gr.
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to symptoms; happening in concurrence with something; being a symptom; indicating the existence of something else. Symptomatic of a shallow understanding and an unamiable temper. Macaulay.
2. According to symptoms; as, a symptomatical classification of diseases. -- Symp`tom*at"ic*al*ly, adv.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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