diagrammatic

Also di·a·gram·mat·i·cal

[dahy-uh-gruh-mat-ik]

adjective

1. in the form of a diagram; graphic; outlined.

2. pertaining to diagrams.

Other Word Forms

• diagrammatically adverb
• nondiagrammatic adjective
• nondiagrammatical adjective
• nondiagrammatically adverb
• undiagrammatic adjective
• undiagrammatical adjective
• undiagrammatically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of diagrammatic¹

1850–55; diagram + -atic as in problem, problematic

Example Sentences

“The Holdovers” is a flat, phony, painfully diagrammatic movie masquerading as a compassionate, humane one.

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More problematic is the diagrammatic nature of the storytelling.

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Omnipresent was the influence of comics minimalist Chris Ware, known for his spare drawing style and his tight, diagrammatic sequences.

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One casts shadows, the other is flatter, more diagrammatic, with thread sewn into the canvas; a new proposition about the same thing.

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“Watch,” a treasure at the Dallas Museum of Art, is at once a diagrammatic representation of two small timepieces and a deflected self-portrait.

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Related Words

• descriptive 
• illustrated 
• photographic 
• visual 
• vivid