"pointillistic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more pointillistic [comparative], most pointillistic [superlative]
Etymology: pointillist + -ic, from Pointillism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pointillist|ic}} pointillist + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} pointillistic (comparative more pointillistic, superlative most pointillistic)
  1. Having a style marked by using many small, distinct points of color to form an image.
    Sense id: en-pointillistic-en-adj-e7j~-X0t
  2. (by extension) Having the minimalistic, analytical character associated with pointillism. Tags: broadly Translations (Translations): πουαντιλιστικός (pouantilistikós) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-pointillistic-en-adj-MM5Dx0dH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 33 67 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pointillist Derived forms: pointillistically

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