Meanings
adjectivegraphic (comparative more graphic, superlative most graphic)
comparative more graphic · superlative most graphic · alternative graphick
- Explicit, vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.
In the bodycam footage he is heard using graphic language to berate her.
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- Relating to or reminiscent of graphic arts.
That practice started on a 2018 visit to Ethiopia, where he encountered Jimma thrones, hewn from a single piece of wood with graphic cutouts.
2026 May 28, Hannah Martin, “Grab a Chair”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 24 - geographyHaving a texture that resembles writing, commonly created by exsolution, devitrification and immiscibility processes in igneous rocks.
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Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivewritten or drawn or engraved
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adjectiverelating to or presented by a graph
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Origin
- Ancient Greekγραφικός“belonging to painting or drawing, picturesque, of or for writing; of style, lively”
- Latingraphicus“belonging to painting or drawing”
- Englishgraphic
From Latin graphicus (“belonging to painting or drawing”), from Ancient Greek γραφικός (graphikós, “belonging to painting or drawing, picturesque, of or for writing; of style, lively”), from γραφή (graphḗ, “drawing, painting, writing, a writing, description, etc.”), from γράφω (gráphō, “scratch, carve”) (cognate with English carve).
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Arabic غْرَافِيك
- غْرَافِيك (ḡrafik)drawn, pictorial
Bulgarian графичен, изобразителен
- графичен (grafičen)drawn, pictorial
- изобразителен (izobrazitelen)drawn, pictorial
- нагледен (nagleden)vivid, descriptive
Catalan gràfic, gràfic
- gràficdrawn, pictorial
- gràficvivid, descriptive
- gràfica drawing or picture
- gràfics(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
Chinese Mandarin 圖形的 /图形的, 生動的 /生动的
- 圖形的 /图形的 (túxíng de)drawn, pictorial
- 生動的 /生动的 (shēngdòng de)vivid, descriptive
- 寫實的 /写实的 (xiěshí de)vivid, descriptive
- 逼真的 (bīzhēn de)vivid, descriptive
Czech výtvarný, barvitý
- výtvarnýdrawn, pictorial
- barvitývivid, descriptive
Danish grafisk, grafik
- grafiskdrawn, pictorial
- grafik(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
Dutch grafisch
- grafischdrawn, pictorial
Esperanto grafika, grafiko
- grafikadrawn, pictorial
- grafikoa drawing or picture
Finnish graafinen, kuvallinen
- graafinendrawn, pictorial
- kuvallinendrawn, pictorial
- kursailematonvivid, descriptive
- kuvaa drawing or picture
- grafiikka(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
French graphique, cru
- graphiquedrawn, pictorial
- cruvivid, descriptive
- explicitevivid, descriptive
- imagévivid, descriptive
- graphiquea drawing or picture
German graphisch, grafisch
- graphischdrawn, pictorial
- grafischdrawn, pictorial
- drastischvivid, descriptive
- Abbildunga drawing or picture
- Bilda drawing or picture
- Bilddateia drawing or picture
- Grafika drawing or picture
- Bilddarstellung(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
- Grafik(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
Hungarian szemléletes
- szemléletesvivid, descriptive
Icelandic grafískur
- grafískurdrawn, pictorial
Irish grafaic, grafaic
- grafaica drawing or picture
- grafaic(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
Italian grafico, crudo
- graficodrawn, pictorial
- crudovivid, descriptive
- grafica(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
Japanese 描写的, 鮮明な
- 描写的 (byousha teki)drawn, pictorial
- 鮮明な (senmei na)drawn, pictorial
- 写実的 (shajitsu teki)drawn, pictorial
- 生々しい (namanamashii)vivid, descriptive
- 露骨な (rokotsu na)vivid, descriptive
- 詳細な (shōsai na)vivid, descriptive
Korean 그림을 보는 듯한
- 그림을 보는 듯한 (geurimeul boneun deuthan)drawn, pictorial
Norwegian grafisk
- grafiskdrawn, pictorial
Norwegian Bokmål billedlig
- billedligvivid, descriptive
Polish graficzny, obrazowy
- graficznydrawn, pictorial
- obrazowyvivid, descriptive
- grafika(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
Portuguese gráfico, gráfico
- gráficodrawn, pictorial
- gráficovivid, descriptive
- explícitovivid, descriptive
- ilustraçãoa drawing or picture
- gráficos(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
Romanian grafic, crud
- graficdrawn, pictorial
- crudvivid, descriptive
- explicitvivid, descriptive
- grafică(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
Russian графи́ческий, изобрази́тельный
- графи́ческий (grafíčeskij)drawn, pictorial
- изобрази́тельный (izobrazítelʹnyj)drawn, pictorial
- нагля́дный (nagljádnyj)vivid, descriptive
- графи́ческий (grafíčeskij)vivid, descriptive
- рису́нок (risúnok)a drawing or picture
- чертёж (čertjóž)a drawing or picture
- карти́нка (kartínka)a drawing or picture
- гра́фика (gráfika)(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
Spanish gráfico, gráfico
- gráficodrawn, pictorial
- gráficovivid, descriptive
- gráficos(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
Swedish grafisk
- grafiskdrawn, pictorial
Ukrainian графі́чний, гра́фіка
- графі́чний (hrafíčnyj)drawn, pictorial
- гра́фіка (hráfika)(in the plural) computer-generated images as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
Vietnamese đồ hoạ, sinh động
- đồ hoạdrawn, pictorial
- sinh độngvivid, descriptive
- tả thựcvivid, descriptive
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with graphic
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graphic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphic
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“graphic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graphic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphic.
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