graphic
adjective
[ ˈɡrafɪk ]
• relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, engraving, or lettering.
• "his mature graphic work"
Similar:
visual,
symbolic,
pictorial,
depictive,
illustrative,
diagrammatic,
drawn,
written,
in writing,
delineative,
• giving clear and vividly explicit details.
• "a graphic account of the riots"
Similar:
vivid,
explicit,
expressive,
detailed,
uninhibited,
striking,
forceful,
powerful,
punchy,
lively,
colourful,
highly coloured,
rich,
lurid,
shocking,
startling,
cogent,
clear,
lucid,
realistic,
descriptive,
illustrative,
pictorial,
well defined,
well delineated,
well drawn,
well expressed,
photographic,
telling,
effective,
Opposite:
vague,
softened,
• of or in the form of a graph.
• of or denoting rocks having a surface texture resembling cuneiform writing.
graphic
noun
• a graphical item displayed on a screen or stored as data.
Origin:
mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek graphikos, from graphē ‘writing, drawing’.
-graphic
combining form
• in adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -graphy (such as demographic corresponding to demography ).
Origin:
from or suggested by Greek -graphikos, from graphē ‘writing, drawing’; partly from -graphy or -graph + -ic.
