pictorial
pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
illustrated by or containing pictures: a pictorial history.
of or relating to the art of painting and drawing pictures, the pictures themselves, or their makers: the pictorial masterpieces of the Renaissance.
having or suggesting the visual appeal or imagery of a picture: a pictorial metaphor.
a periodical in which pictures constitute an important feature.
a magazine feature that is primarily photographic.
Origin of pictorial
1Other words for pictorial
Other words from pictorial
- pic·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- pic·to·ri·al·ness, noun
- non·pic·to·ri·al, adjective
- non·pic·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- sem·i·pic·to·ri·al, adjective
- sem·i·pic·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- un·pic·to·ri·al, adjective
- un·pic·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
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How to use pictorial in a sentence
A battery-powered robot — Kumiita — responds to pictorial instructions on the tiles.
Gift Guide: 22 STEM toy gift ideas for every little builder | Natasha Lomas | November 23, 2020 | TechCrunchThe cloven foot is an evidence of a clean beast, and horns are attributed, pictorially at least, to Moses.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanA few punning devices occur among the early English printers, but they are not always clever or pictorially successful.
Printers' Marks | William RobertsIt is accompanied by colored maps illustrating pictorially the results of statistical inquiries.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. ThurstonThe introduction of base-ball in 1892 is chronicled pictorially in a grotesque illustration of the attitudes of the players.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. | Charles L. Graves
As a matter of fact many more words are used pictorially than we are inclined to think.
Criminal Psychology | Hans Gross
British Dictionary definitions for pictorial
/ (pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl) /
relating to, consisting of, or expressed by pictures
(of books, newspapers, etc) containing pictures
of or relating to painting or drawing
(of language, style, etc) suggesting a picture; vivid; graphic
a magazine, newspaper, etc, containing many pictures
(capital when part of a name): the Sunday Pictorial
Origin of pictorial
1Derived forms of pictorial
- pictorially, adverb
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