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picturesque

pic·tu·res·que

UK/ˌpɪkt͡ʃəˈɹɛsk/ US/ˈpɪktʃɜrʌsk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having a high back

  • “a high-backed sofa”
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2.

strikingly expressive

  • “a picturesque description of the rainforest”
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Origin

From picture + -esque, a calque of French pittoresque, from picture (“a picture, painting”).

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