Main Entry: symp·tom·at·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌsim(p)-tə-ˈma-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-)lē\ adverb