indicial

[ in-dish-uhl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling an indication; indicative:

   behavior indicial of a personality disorder.

2. of, relating to, or resembling an index or an index finger.

Other Words From

• in·dicial·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of indicial¹

First recorded in 1840–50; indici(a) + -al ¹

Related Words

• emblematic
• ominous
• suggestive
• symbolic
• symptomatic