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Word entry · 11 letters

picturesque

Best crossword clue

"Scenic"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɪkt͡ʃəˈɹɛsk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ceeipqrstuuStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Pretty, scenic, or suitable for a picture.

Word origin

From picture + -esque, a calque of French pittoresque, from picture (“a picture, painting”).

Used in a sentence

  • We looked down onto a beautiful, picturesque sunset over the ocean.
  • A two minutes' walk brought Warwick—the name he had registered under, and as we shall call him—to the market-house, the central feature of Patesville, from both the commercial and the picturesque points of view.
  • A dear old lady said she thought the ancient castle at Conway most picturesque, but that it was a pity they put it so close to the railway!

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