CALLIGRAPHIC


Meaning of CALLIGRAPHIC in English

|kalə|grafik adjective

Etymology: Middle Greek kalligraphikos, from Greek kalligraphos calligrapher + -ikos -ic

1. : of or relating to calligraphy: as

a. of writing or hand-lettering : elaborate or ornamental in style

b. of a document : written by hand especially in an elaborate or ornamental style

2.

a. : consisting of or ornamented with lines resembling the flourishes of ornate or decorated handwriting or hand-lettering

calligraphic scrolls

a calligraphic figure

b. : printed, engraved, or otherwise produced in a style imitative of ornamental handwriting, hand-lettering, or freehand drawing

a printed calligraphic title

engraved calligraphic ornament

c. : bearing writing or a representation of writing that is regarded as being in itself a source of aesthetic pleasure — used especially of works of art displaying Chinese characters or one of the ornamental types of Arabic script

3. : drawn, painted, or formed in the manner of calligraphy (sense 3)

a wiry arabesque of swift calligraphic line — Eric Newton

• cal·li·graph·i·cal·ly -ə̇k(ə)lē adverb

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