Associations to the word «Painterly»

Wiktionary

PAINTERLY, adjective. Characteristic of a painter or paintings.
PAINTERLY, adjective. (of a painting) Having clear brush-strokes.

Dictionary definition

PAINTERLY, adjective. Having qualities unique to the art of painting.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
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