painterly
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adjective \ˈpān-tər-lē\Definition of PAINTERLY
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
See Examples of PAINTERLY
- He has a painterly eye.
- a painterly picture of the sea
First Known Use of PAINTERLY
circa 1586
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