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

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates