Definition of 'symptomatic'
adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
[formal]
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symptomatic in British English
adjective
2.
of or relating to a symptom or symptoms
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symptomatically (ˌsymptoˈmatically) adverb
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symptomatic in American English
adjective
1.
of or having to do with symptoms
2.
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symptomatically (ˌsymptoˈmatically)
adverb
Word origin
Fr symptomatique < Gr symptōmatikos, accidental
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symptomatic in American English
(ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk)
adjective
Also: symptomatical1.
pertaining to a symptom or symptoms
2. (often fol. by of)
of the nature of or constituting a symptom; indicative
a condition symptomatic of cholera
a disagreement that was symptomatic of the deterioration in their relationship
3.
according to symptoms
a symptomatic classification of disease
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symptomatically adverb
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[1690–1700; ‹ ML symptōmaticus, equiv. to LL symptōmat- (s. of symptōma) symptom + -icus -ic]Examples of 'symptomatic' in a sentence
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symptomatic
British English: symptomatic
ADJECTIVE /ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk/
If something is symptomatic of something else, especially something bad, it is a sign of it.
The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.
- American English: symptomatic /sɪmptəˈmætɪk/
- Brazilian Portuguese: sintomático
- Chinese: 作为征兆的
- European Spanish: sintomático
- French: symptomatique
- German: symptomatisch
- Italian: sintomatico
- Japanese: 前兆である
- Korean: 징후를 보이는
- European Portuguese: sintomático
- Latin American Spanish: sintomático
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