graphic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡɹæfɪk/
Etymology
From Latin graphicus (“belonging to painting or drawing”), from Ancient Greek γραφικός (graphikós, “belonging to painting or drawing, picturesque, of or for writing; of style, lively”), from γραφή (graphḗ, “drawing, painting, writing, a writing, description, etc.”), from γράφω (gráphō, “scratch, carve”) (cognate with English carve).
Meanings
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Drawn, pictorial.
The design team has created a new graphic language for the promotional material of this campaign.
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Explicit, vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.
We are not publishing these images because of the graphic nature of the content.
In the bodycam footage he is heard using graphic language to berate her.
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Relating to or reminiscent of graphic arts.
That practice started on a 2018 visit to Ethiopia, where he encountered Jimma thrones, hewn from a single piece of wood with graphic cutouts.
2026 May 14, Hannah Martin, “Grab a Chair”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 24:
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Having a texture that resembles writing, commonly created by exsolution, devitrification and immiscibility processes in igneous rocks.
graphic granite
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| graphick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more graphic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most graphic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
perigraphic · melographic · graphic tee · graphicness · graphic novel · graphicly · graphic spiny lizard · audiographic · graphic flutterer · graphic design · ungraphic · graphicacy · graphic novelist · semigraphic · infographic · graphic abbreviation · graph · graphic designer · epileptographic · nongraphic · visuographic · graphic artist · cographic · electrographic · graphically · graphical · graphicate · supergraphic
Relateds
Translations (64)
ro crud (vivid, descriptive) · hu szemléletes (vivid, descriptive) · uk графі́чний (drawn, pictorial) · ca gràfic (drawn, pictorial) · cmn 圖形的 /图形的 (drawn, pictorial) · is grafískur (drawn, pictorial) · pt explícito (vivid, descriptive) · gl gráfico (drawn, pictorial) · fr cru (vivid, descriptive) · de grafisch (drawn, pictorial) · de drastisch (vivid, descriptive) · nl grafisch (drawn, pictorial) · ca gràfic (vivid, descriptive) · es gráfico (drawn, pictorial) · it grafico (drawn, pictorial) · fo grafiskur (drawn, pictorial) · bg нагледен (vivid, descriptive) · de graphisch (drawn, pictorial) · bg изобразителен (drawn, pictorial) · es gráfico (vivid, descriptive) · io grafika (drawn, pictorial) · ro grafic (drawn, pictorial) · ru изобрази́тельный (drawn, pictorial) · fi kuvallinen (drawn, pictorial) · ro explicit (vivid, descriptive) · kk графикалық (drawn, pictorial) · ja 露骨な (vivid, descriptive) · cs výtvarný (drawn, pictorial) · ru графи́ческий (drawn, pictorial) · cs barvitý (vivid, descriptive) · ja 生々しい (vivid, descriptive) · vi đồ hoạ (drawn, pictorial) · ja 写実的 (drawn, pictorial) · cmn 寫實的 /写实的 (vivid, descriptive) · kk көрнекі (vivid, descriptive) · ar غْرَافِيك (drawn, pictorial) · it crudo (vivid, descriptive) · fr imagé (vivid, descriptive) · ja 描写的 (drawn, pictorial) · pt gráfico (drawn, pictorial) · eo grafika (drawn, pictorial) · da grafisk (drawn, pictorial) · fi kursailematon (vivid, descriptive) · cmn 生動的 /生动的 (vivid, descriptive) · ru нагля́дный (vivid, descriptive) · pl obrazowy (vivid, descriptive) · nb billedlig (vivid, descriptive) · fr explicite (vivid, descriptive) · fr graphique (drawn, pictorial) · ja 詳細な (vivid, descriptive) · vi tả thực (vivid, descriptive) · ru графи́ческий (vivid, descriptive) · cmn 逼真的 (vivid, descriptive) · no grafisk (drawn, pictorial) · vi sinh động (vivid, descriptive) · pt gráfico (vivid, descriptive) · gl gráfico (vivid, descriptive) · sv grafisk (drawn, pictorial) · ko 그림을 보는 듯한 (drawn, pictorial) · bg графичен (drawn, pictorial) · ja 鮮明な (drawn, pictorial) · fi graafinen (drawn, pictorial) · pl graficzny (drawn, pictorial) · arz جرافيك (drawn, pictorial)