symptomatic
adjective
1. characteristic or indicative of a disease
- a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever
- symptomatic of insanity
- a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown
Similar word(s): characteristic, diagnostic
2. relating to or according to or affecting a symptom or symptoms
- symptomatic relief
- symptomatic treatment
- a symptomatic classification of diseases
Sentences with symptomatic as an adjective:
- The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.