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painterly.

Characteristic of a painter or paintings.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Characteristic of a painter or paintings.

  2. Having clear brush-strokes.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old French peintorbor. Middle English peyntour English painter Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English painterly From painter + -ly.

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