symptomatic
[adjective]
Synonyms: indicative, characteristic, suggestive

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symp‧to‧mat‧ic /ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk◂/ adjective

1. formal if a situation or type of behaviour is symptomatic of something, it shows that a serious problem exists
symptomatic of
The rise in unemployment is symptomatic of a general decline in the economy.

2. medical showing that someone has a particular illness
—symptomatically /-kli/ adverb

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