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painterly


paint·er·ly

adj \ˈpān-tər-lē\

Definition of PAINTERLY

1
: of, relating to, or typical of a painter : artistic <painterly attention to detail>
2
: suggestive or characteristic of a painting or of the art of painting <painterly photography>; especially : marked by an openness of form which is not linear and in which sharp outlines are lacking <painterly brushwork>
— paint·er·li·ness noun
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Examples of PAINTERLY

  1. He has a painterly eye.
  2. a painterly picture of the sea

First Known Use of PAINTERLY

circa 1586

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