pictorial

pictorial
—pictorially, adv. —pictorialness, n.
/pik tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"ee euhl/, adj.
1. pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
2. illustrated by or containing pictures: a pictorial history.
3. of or pertaining to the art of painting and drawing pictures, the pictures themselves, or their makers: the pictorial masterpieces of the Renaissance.
4. having or suggesting the visual appeal or imagery of a picture: a pictorial metaphor.
n.
5. a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature.
6. a magazine feature that is primarily photographic.
[1640-50; < L pictori(us) of painting (pic-, var. s. of pingere to PAINT + -torius -TORY1) + -AL1]
Syn. 4. picturesque, vivid, striking, telling.

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