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picturely

picturely adjective: characteristic of a picture.

Adjective

picturely (comparative more picturely, superlative most picturely)

  1. Characteristic of a picture.
    • The miniature takes on more picturely detail in the fifteenth century and the objects depicted become more differentiated.2013, Georges Vigarello, The Metamorphoses of Fat: A History of Obesity, page 25
    • […] Hetherington's use of ekphrasis to create a decorative, picturely quality to his poetry.2022, Anne Caldwell, Oz Hardwick, Prose Poetry in Theory and Practice

Forms of picturely

comparativemore picturely
superlativemost picturely

Origin of picturely

picture + -ly

Questions about picturely

What does picturely mean?
Picturely means characteristic of a picture.
What part of speech is picturely?
Picturely is an adjective.

Words near picturely in the dictionary

  1. picturehouse
  2. picturehouses
  3. pictureless
  4. picturelessness
  5. picturelike
  6. picturely
  7. picturemaker
  8. picturemakers
  9. picturemaking
  10. picturephone
  11. picturephones

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