indicato

indicated

adjective een-dee-KAH-toh Rare

Also means

appropriate

Usage Note

Indicato is the past participle of indicare used as an adjective, meaning 'indicated, recommended, or suitable for a purpose' — il farmaco indicato per ('the drug indicated for'), non è indicato per i bambini ('not suitable for children'). In everyday language it functions as a synonym of adatto ('appropriate'). Agrees in gender and number: indicata, indicati, indicate.

Examples

"Questo farmaco non è indicato per i bambini."

Natural Translation

This medicine is not suitable for children.

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