PAINTERLY

painterly

(adjective) having qualities unique to the art of painting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

painterly (comparative more painterly, superlative most painterly)

Characteristic of a painter or paintings.

(of a painting) Having clear brush-strokes.

Antonyms

• (having clear brush-strokes): linear, plastic

Anagrams

• interplay, party line

Source: Wiktionary


Paint"er*ly, a.

Definition: Like a painter's work. [Obs.] "A painterly glose of a visage." Sir P. Sidney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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