MEANING
Attractive or striking in a way that suggests a pleasing picture.
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- picturesque village
- picturesque view
- picturesque harbor
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A picturesque harbor appeared below the road.
The village looked picturesque from the hill.
She sketched the picturesque view from the bridge.
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- picturesque
Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Forms: More picturesque; most picturesque. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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