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painterly definition

paint·erly (pānt′ər lē)

adjective

  1. Now Rare of or characteristic of a painter
  2. characterized by those qualities related to a painter's techniques in applying colors in masses, esp. with a thick, rough surface texture, as distinguished from linear qualities that emphasize outline and contour

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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