indicial, a.
(ɪnˈdɪʃəl)
[f. indici-um + -al1; but in senses 2 and 3 used as adj. to index.]
1. Of the nature of an indicium; indicative.
| a 1849 Poe Lancy Wks. 1864 III. 380 The renown thus acquired is strongly indicial of his deficiency in that nobler merit. |
2. Of the nature or form of an index.
| 1858 J. P. Collier (title) Shakespeare's..Poems, edited with copious notes and indicial Glossary. |
3. Ornith. Of or pertaining to the index-finger.
| 1895 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 764 The claws on the indicial digits of young gallinules are pretty well developed. |