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painterish

painterish adjective: characteristic of a painter, or of painted artworks.

Adjective

painterish (comparative more painterish, superlative most painterish)

  1. Characteristic of a painter, or of painted artworks.
    Synonyms:
    painterly

Synonyms of painterish

Forms of painterish

comparativemore painterish
superlativemost painterish

Origin of painterish

From painter + -ish.

Questions about painterish

What does painterish mean?
Painterish means characteristic of a painter, or of painted artworks.
What part of speech is painterish?
Painterish is an adjective.

Words near painterish in the dictionary

  1. painter-stainer
  2. painter-stainers
  3. painteress
  4. painteresses
  5. painteries
  6. painterish
  7. painterless
  8. painterlike
  9. painterliness
  10. painterly
  11. painters

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