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Definition of Depictive
1. Adjective. Depicted in a recognizable manner.
Similar to: Representational
Derivative terms: Delineate, Delineate, Depict, Depict
Definition of Depictive
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to depiction ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Depictive
Literary usage of Depictive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"burn,—a pie« strikingly depictive of the author's affectionate feelings, anJ
probably detailing the effects of excessive study and anxiety ..."
2. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers, Thomas Thomson (1854)
"burn,—a piece strikingly depictive of the author's affectionate feelings, and
pío- bably detailing the effects of excessive study ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1819)
"feet natural tarte, whereby Adorn enjoyed a complete depictive or figura- ...
When she was treated, *' Adam's promise no longer lay in the depictive train ..."
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