Other Word Forms
- diagrammatically adverb
- nondiagrammatic adjective
- nondiagrammatical adjective
- nondiagrammatically adverb
- undiagrammatic adjective
- undiagrammatical adjective
- undiagrammatically adverb
Etymology
Origin of diagrammatic
1850–55; diagram + -atic as in problem, problematic
Example Sentences
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“The Holdovers” is a flat, phony, painfully diagrammatic movie masquerading as a compassionate, humane one.
From Los Angeles Times
More problematic is the diagrammatic nature of the storytelling.
From Los Angeles Times
Omnipresent was the influence of comics minimalist Chris Ware, known for his spare drawing style and his tight, diagrammatic sequences.
From Los Angeles Times
One casts shadows, the other is flatter, more diagrammatic, with thread sewn into the canvas; a new proposition about the same thing.
From Washington Post
Incredible how a diagrammatic painting of a luxury product can simultaneously anticipate the Pop Art of Andy Warhol and hark back to Oscar Wilde and Henry James.
From Washington Post
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