Indexical Definition

ĭn-dĕksĭ-kəl
adjective
Of, having to do with, or serving as an indexical.
Webster's New World
Of or having the function of an index.
American Heritage
Deictic.
American Heritage

(linguistics, philosophy) Having the character of pointing to, or indicating, a particular state of affairs.

Wiktionary
noun
A deictic word or element.
American Heritage
A word or expression whose reference may vary from speaker to speaker.
Webster's New World
(linguistics, philosophy) An indexical statement.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Indexical

Noun

Singular:
indexical
Plural:
indexicals

Origin of Indexical

  • index +‎ -ical

    From Wiktionary

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