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Definition of: picturesque
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(pik′chə·resk′) adjective
1. Having pictorial quality; like or suitable for a picture; especially, having a striking, irregular beauty, quaintness, or charm.
2. Abounding in striking or original expression or imagery; figurative; richly graphic. See synonyms under BEAUTIFUL, GRAPHIC, ROMANTIC. [<F pittoresque <Ital. pittoresco <pittore a painter <L pictor. See PICTOR.]
—pic′tur·esque′ly adverb
—pic′tur·esque′ness noun
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