Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: picturesque
IPA transcription: [p'ɪktʃɚəsk]
Pronunciations of picturesque
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: picturesque
    Meaning: suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture; "a picturesque village"
  • Synonyms: picturesque
    Meaning: strikingly expressive; "a picturesque description of the rainforest"
Usage examples
  • The country he saw was wild but not picturesque.
  • A most picturesque place," answered Colonel McClure.
  • "Ah, it's not picturesque, not aesthetically attractive!
  • Like the cry of an itinerant vendor in a quiet and picturesque town
  • The description of the tempest that follows is exceedingly vivid and picturesque.
  • It involved a drive of about fifty miles northwest, through a picturesque section of the country.
  • It has the flowing, vivid, picturesque, literary style and the point of view of the prophetic teacher.
  • I enjoyed its art, its fascinating shops, its picturesque streets and people, and its beautiful women.
  • During the morning the raft passed by the picturesque group of islands situated in the vast estuary of the Javary.
  • Those strange garments had looked so refreshingly picturesque, and I had conceived such an intense longing to wear them!
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Neuschwanstein Castle, License CC BY-SA 4.0