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Symptomatic vs Designative - What's the difference?

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Symptomatic is a related term of designative.


As adjectives the difference between symptomatic and designative

is that symptomatic is (medicine) (of a disease ) showing symptoms while designative is serving to designate.

symptomatic

English

Alternative forms

* symptomatick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (medicine) (of a disease ) Showing symptoms.
  • Relating to, based on, or constituting a symptom.
  • The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.
  • * Macaulay
  • Symptomatic of a shallow understanding and an unamiable temper.

    Antonyms

    * asymptomatic

    designative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Serving to designate.
  • Synonyms

    * designatory