[pic.tur.esque] adj [F & It; F pittoresque, fr. It pittoresco, fr. pittore painter, fr. L pictor, fr. pingere] (1703) 1 a: resembling a picture: suggesting a painted scene b: charming or quaint in appearance
2: evoking mental images: vivid syn see graphic -- pic.tur.esque.ly adv -- pic.tur.esque.ness n