painterly
adjective
paint·er·ly
ˈpān-tər-lē 
2
: suggestive or characteristic of a painting or of the art of painting
painterly photography
especially
: marked by an openness of form which is not linear and in which sharp outlines are lacking
painterly brushwork
painterliness
noun
Examples of painterly in a Sentence
He has a painterly eye.
a painterly picture of the sea
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An effect inspired by the idea that metal is not a static material, the finish is created as craftspeople apply multiple layers of an oxidizing solution to the panels, resulting in an ethereal, painterly appearance.
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2025
With painterly narration, Mulligan whisks the audience (mentally) back to The Unsleeping City, a story first explored in 2019.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Far less open to misinterpretation is Plante’s painterly images, hauntingly using the water’s reflections, infinity horizon and the enormous scumbled grey sky as a physical manifestation of Munir’s turmoil.
—Jay D. Weissberg, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Mike Buckley created the basic painterly backdrops and mercantile store.
—Pamela Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2025
With painterly narration, Mulligan whisks the audience (mentally) back to The Unsleeping City, a story first explored in 2019.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Far less open to misinterpretation is Plante’s painterly images, hauntingly using the water’s reflections, infinity horizon and the enormous scumbled grey sky as a physical manifestation of Munir’s turmoil.
—Jay D. Weissberg, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
Mike Buckley created the basic painterly backdrops and mercantile store.
—Pamela Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for painterly
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“Painterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painterly. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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