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painterly

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Painting and drawing
paint·er·ly /ˈpeɪntəli $ -tər-/ adjective written  AVPtypical of painters or painting 画家的;绘画(艺术)的 painterly images 绘画形象
Examples from the Corpus
painterlyHere we are given an insight into the painterly decisions - sacrifices - to which artists often feel driven.In both, Gironella is exploring the characters of the sitters as suggested in their portraits rather than the formal, painterly qualities.
paint·er·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable
typical painters painting Corpus or of


painterly
painterly /ˈpeɪntəli $ -tər-/ adjective written
 Word Family: noun: paint, painter, painting, repaint; verb: paint, repaint; adjective: painterly
typical of painters or painting:
    painterly images


paint·er·lyBrE /ˈpeɪntəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpeɪntərli/ 🔊 adjectivetypical of artists or painting 有画家(或绘画)特征的 SYN artistic