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picture-skew

UK/ˈpɪkt͡ʃəˌskjuː/

picture-skew is the alternative form of picturesque.

Meaning of picturesque

Adjective

picturesque (comparative more picturesque, superlative most picturesque)

  1. Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.
    • We looked down onto a beautiful, picturesque sunset over the ocean.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery.
    • picturesque language

Origin of picture-skew

A deliberately mispronounced respelling of picturesque, for humorous effect.

Questions about picture-skew

What is picture-skew the alternative form of?
Picture-skew is the alternative form of picturesque.
How do you pronounce picture-skew?
Picture-skew is pronounced /ˈpɪkt͡ʃəˌskjuː/ (UK).

Words near picture-skew in the dictionary

  1. picture windows
  2. picture-in-picture
  3. picture-perfect
  4. picture-postcardish
  5. picture-railed
  6. picture-skew
  7. picture-winged flies
  8. picture-winged fly
  9. pictureable
  10. picturebook
  11. picturebooks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: picture-skew (page history and authors); picturesque (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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