pointillistic

[ pwan-tl-is-tik, -tee-is-, poin-tl-is- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or characteristic of pointillism or pointillists.
2. made up of or using minute details; particularized; itemized:

   a pointillistic style of acting.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pointillistic¹

1920–25; < French pointilliste ( pointillism, -ist ) + -ic