Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Picturesque
picturesque, adj. [Fr. pittoresque < It. pittoresco < L. pictÅr-em, painter + -esque, in the style of.] (webplay: friend).
Striking; graphic; explicit; vivid; memorable; [fig.] shocking; incredible; astonishing; unbelievable.
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