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pictorial - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'pictorial' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pictorial [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to pictures; illustrated by pictures; forming pictures; representing with the clearness of a picture; as, a pictorial dictionary; a pictorial imagination.

Meaning of 'pictorial' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pictorial [ a]
Meaning (1):
- pertaining to or consisting of pictures
Example in sentence:
  • pictorial perspective;
  • pictorial records
2 . pictorial [ s]
Meaning (2):
- evoking lifelike images within the mind
Example in sentence:
  • a lifelike portrait;
  • a vivid description;
  • graphic accounts of battle;
  • pictorial poetry and prose