Associations to the word «Indexical»

Wiktionary

INDEXICAL, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.
INDEXICAL, adjective. (linguistics) (philosophy) Having the character of pointing to, or indicating, a particular state of affairs
INDEXICAL, noun. (linguistics) (philosophy) An indexical statement

Dictionary definition

INDEXICAL, adjective. Of or relating to or serving as an index.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne