Main Entry: ¹pic·to·ri·al

Pronunciation: \pik-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin pictorius, from Latin pictor painter — more at picturesque

Date: 1646

1 : of or relating to a painter, a painting, or the painting or drawing of pictures <pictorial perspective>
2 a : of, relating to, or consisting of pictures <pictorial records> b : illustrated by pictures <pictorial weekly> c : consisting of or displaying the characteristics of pictographs d : suggesting or conveying visual images <pictorial poetry>

— pic·to·ri·al·ly \-ē-ə-lē\ adverb

— pic·to·ri·al·ness noun