adjective
- of, relating to, or serving as a sign or indication of something that will happen in the future
Usage: formal; often used in medical or predictive contexts
Examples
- The doctor explained that certain symptoms are prognosticative of the disease's progression.
- Early market trends can be prognosticative of economic conditions later in the year.
- The patient's blood work provided prognosticative information about her recovery.
- Dark clouds are often prognosticative of an approaching storm.
- His behavior was prognosticative of future success in the field.