adj. 1. Of, suggesting, or suitable for a picture: picturesque rocky shores. 2. Striking or interesting in an unusual way; irregularly or quaintly attractive: a picturesque French café. 3. Strikingly expressive or vivid: picturesque language. [Alteration of French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco, from pittore, painter, from Latin pictor; see PICTOR.] pic′tur·esquely adv. pic′tur·esqueness n. |
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