sym·bol·is·tic \|simbə|listik, -tēk\adjective Etymology:symbolist + -ic : of, relating to, or characteristic of symbolists : executed by or in the manner of a symbolist : employing or marked by symbolism : symbolic < symbolistic poetry > < symbolistic methods > • sym·bol·is·ti·cal·ly\-tə̇k(ə)lē\adverb