adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ sim(p)-t ə - ' ma-tik
Function: adjective
Date: 1698
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 <his behavior was symptomatic of his character>
– symp · tom · at · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb