- Of or pertaining to a symbol or symbols; of the nature
of a symbol; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs;
representative; as, the figure of an eye is symbolic of sight and
knowledge.
Meaning of 'symbolical' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . symbolical
[ a]
Meaning (1): - relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols
Example in sentence:
symbolic logic;
symbolic operations;
symbolic thinking
2 . symbolical
[ s]
Meaning (2): - serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
Example in sentence:
a crown is emblematic of royalty;
the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish