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picturesque

adjective

Suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
IC
Scrabble score
24
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

pɪktʃəˈɹɛsk

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

    “A picturesque village”

adjective

  1. Strikingly expressive

    “A picturesque description of the rainforest”

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Example Sentences

A picturesque village
A picturesque description of the rainforest

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