Symptomatic \Symp`tom*at"ic\, Symptomatical \Symp`tom*at"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. symptomatique, Gr. ? causal.] 1. Of or pertaining to symptoms; happening in concurrence with something; being a symptom; indicating the existence of something else. Symptomatic of a shallow understanding and an unamiable temper. --Macaulay. 2. According to symptoms; as, a symptomatical classification of diseases. -- {Symp`tom*at"ic*al*ly}, adv.