sculpturesque

American  

[skuhlp-chuh-resk] / ˌskʌlp tʃəˈrɛsk /

adjective

1. suggesting sculpture.

   the sculpturesque beauty of her face.

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sculpturesque British  

/ ˌskʌlptʃəˈrɛsk /

adjective

1. resembling sculpture

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Other Word Forms

• sculpturesquely adverb
• sculpturesqueness noun

Etymology

Origin of sculpturesque

First recorded in 1825–35; sculpture + -esque

Explanation

Things that are sculpturesque look like sculptures. You might describe your beautiful new laptop, with its sleek lines, as sculpturesque. The adjective sculpturesque is a good way to talk about things that resemble statues or sculptures. Your elaborate sandcastle could be sculpturesque, and the ancient rocks along the coast are also sculpturesque. A beautiful person, an elaborate collage, or your new car could all be described as sculpturesque. A more common word with the same meaning is sculptural, and both have the same Latin root, sculpere, "to carve or engrave."

Example Sentences

Born in Ireland in 1878, his style was formed in Dublin, the Slade School, and the New English Art Club group�a vigorous, sculpturesque plein-air tradition, intent on the solution of technical problems.

From Time Magazine Archive

He paused with a neoclassical manner which combined the flowing, controlled line of Raphael and a sculpturesque mass and weight new to painting.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have seen and studied the best models in this country and abroad, but none of them has possessed the perfection of sculpturesque beauty found in William Wright.

From Time Magazine Archive

What is left by way of similarity is a sculpturesque refinement in Sigelgaita's portrait, not unworthy of Pisano's own chisel.

From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by Symonds, John Addington

His whole face and appearance seems to have had a sculpturesque effect and to have suggested the calm and composure of marble.

From Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies by Blore, George Henry