pointillistic

pointillistic
/pwan'tl is"tik, -tee is"-, poyn'tl is"-/, adj.
1. pertaining to or characteristic of pointillism or pointillists.
2. made up of or using minute details; particularized; itemized: a pointillistic style of acting.
[1920-25; < F pointilliste (see POINTILLISM, -IST) + -IC]

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