sculpturesque

[ skuhlp-chuh-resk ]

adjective
  1. suggesting sculpture: the sculpturesque beauty of her face.

Origin of sculpturesque

1
First recorded in 1825–35; sculpture + -esque

Other words from sculpturesque

  • sculp·tur·esque·ly, adverb
  • sculp·tur·esque·ness, noun

Words Nearby sculpturesque

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British Dictionary definitions for sculpturesque

sculpturesque

/ (ˌskʌlptʃəˈrɛsk) /


adjective
  1. resembling sculpture

Derived forms of sculpturesque

  • sculpturesquely, adverb
  • sculpturesqueness, noun

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