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Synonyms: Adjective
graphic (also graphical), imaginal, visual
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a pictorial record of the trip that photojournalist is planning to do a primarily pictorial report on the famine in AfricaRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Published next month, Henry Eliot’s The Penguin Classics Book is essentially a catalogue and pictorial history of that company’s ongoing effort to make great works of literature available to everyone. — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, "In praise of pretty books," 14 Aug. 2019 Others allow flowering branches and stems the free reign of the artist's arm-length gestures in a rhythmic pictorial dance that Claude Debussy could only attempt in music. — Dallas News, "Return of the Lilies: Monet makes a triumphant encore at the Kimbell," 28 June 2019 The visual elements alone, like the opening pictorial key, are worth the price of the book. — Alexandra Lange, Curbed, "Virginia McAlester Is the Most Popular Architecture Writer in America," 6 June 2019 As the executive asks for numerous adjustments to her calendar, Cortana displays a pictorial representation of the calendar, but never apparently opens Outlook. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Microsoft's Cortana concept demo portrays her as a smart, competent AI assistant for the office," 6 May 2019 Archaeologists have found pictorial designs on ancient ceramic vessels from Ecuador and northern Peru that strongly resemble cacao pods. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Chocolate has an even earlier origin than we thought, new study finds," 29 Oct. 2018 Why not place a clear pictorial symbol for a sun and a cloud instead, like what the Fujifilm Mini 9 has? — Shannon Liao, The Verge, "The best instant camera for the beach," 10 Aug. 2018 Trying to be respectful, one immigration official hands her a pictorial schedule without words. — refinery29.com, "The Handmaid's Tale," 13 June 2018 Cars became more popular, and city leaders didn’t see a need for a subway, said Allen J. Singer, author of the 2003 pictorial history book, The Cincinnati Subway. — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, "The curse of the subway: A look at Cincinnati’s troubled century of mass transit," 25 Apr. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
As EW’s Marc Snetiker analyzed, the four pictorials probably represent either the four classical elements (water, earth, fire, air) or the four Gregorian seasons (spring, summer, fall, winter). — Christian Holub, EW.com, "Frozen 2 unveils new poster ahead of upcoming trailer," 10 June 2019 Playboy temporarily stopped featuring nude pictorials in 2015. — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, "Playboy's Playmate of the Year Nina Daniele says she's a feminist: 'We’re not forced to pose nude'," 2 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pictorial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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