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picturesome en · ADJ

Etymology

From picture + -some.

Meanings

  1. Characterised or marked by pictures; characteristically picturesque
    • The potential subdivision of the lands would eliminate the winter range for deer and elk in the vicinity, would result in the possible obliteration of the historic MacGregor and Holzwarth structures, and would introduce visual intrusions into the picturesome settings. 1975, Rocky Mountain National Park (N.P.), Proposed Master Plan
    • Larry, too, had found a congenial companion in Haidee's maid, Isidore and many were the growls which he caused from the picturesome cigarette-smoking natives, who resented what they regarded as an infringement of their rights. 2014, Fred M. White, The Fred M. White Disaster Megapack:

Forms

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more picturesome Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most picturesome Degree=Sup lexicographic