illustrated

American  

[il-uh-strey-tid] / ˈɪl əˌstreɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. containing pictures, drawings, and other illustrations.

   an illustrated book.

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noun

1. British. a magazine or newspaper regularly containing many photographs or drawings.

Other Word Forms

• unillustrated adjective
• well-illustrated adjective

Etymology

Origin of illustrated

First recorded in 1825–35; illustrate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

His bottom line is that there are many reasons for optimism going into the new year, as the resilience of the stress-tested American economy has illustrated in 2025.

From MarketWatch

The show and its scholarly, generously illustrated catalog, with essays by the curators, will help to compensate for that absence.

From The Wall Street Journal

The whole scenario illustrated how Gary thought about financing: Reputation was capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the last two years he’s released two illustrated children’s books featuring MOOKi, James alter-ego who has adopted the snowboarder’s childhood nickname and his insistence on always dreaming big.

From Los Angeles Times

The Deutsche Bank annual poll was conducted by its head of global economics and thematic research, Jim Reid and illustrated one thing very distinctly: “The AI/ tech bubble risk towers over everything else”.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• adorned
• decorated
• embellished
• illuminated