picturesquely

picturesquely
adverb /ˌpɪktjʊəˈɹɛskli,ˌpɪkʧəˈɻɛskli/
In a picturesque manner.

An athlete might picturesquely lament that his ankle had betrayed him or that his wrist had gone on strike; and if such modes of speech acquired a wide vogue, we might now and then fall into the trap of supposing that we and our limbs are related in the way in which employers are related to their employees. We might start to talk seriously of cricketers being well advised to dismiss their limbs and to try to get on without them.


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  • picturesquely — adv. Picturesquely is used with these adjectives: ↑situated …   Collocations dictionary

  • picturesquely — picturesque ► ADJECTIVE ▪ visually attractive in a quaint or charming manner. DERIVATIVES picturesquely adverb picturesqueness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • picturesquely — adverb in a picturesque manner in the building trade such a trader is picturesquely described as a brass plate merchant • Derived from adjective: ↑picturesque …   Useful english dictionary

  • Picturesquely — Picturesque Pic tur*esque , a. [It. pittoresco: cf. F. pittoresque. See {Pictorial}.] Forming, or fitted to form, a good or pleasing picture; representing with the clearness or ideal beauty appropriate to a picture; expressing that peculiar kind… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • picturesquely — adverb see picturesque …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • picturesquely — See picturesque. * * * …   Universalium

  • picturesquely — pɪktʃə resklɪ adv. in the manner of being suitable for a painting, like a picture …   English contemporary dictionary

  • picturesquely — pic·tur·esque·ly …   English syllables

  • picturesquely — See: picturesque …   English dictionary

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