pointillistic
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- 17
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- 22
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- 13
Definition of pointillistic
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Having a style marked by using many small, distinct points of color to form an image.
“a pointillistic work of art”
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adj
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Having a style marked by using many small, distinct points of color to form an image.
“a pointillistic work of art”
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(broadly)Having the minimalistic, analytical character associated with pointillism.
“Their songs are mercurial, exhilarating structures with angular, leaping vocal lines from David Longstreth, cooing female vocal harmonies and pointillistic guitar patterns that do with Congolese soukous what Steve Reich did with Ghanian drumming: analyze, formalize and layer on new, dizzying convolutions.”
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Etymology
From pointillist + -ic, from Pointillism.
Words you can make from pointillistic
200+ playable · top: POINTILLIST (13 pts)
Best play pointillist 13 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
14 words7-letter words
20 words6-letter words
34 words- INCLIP 10 pts
- OPTICS 10 pts
- PICOTS 10 pts
- PIONIC 10 pts
- PTOTIC 10 pts
- TOPICS 10 pts
- COLINS 8 pts
- IONICS 8 pts
- LIPINS 8 pts
- NICOLS 8 pts
- OTITIC 8 pts
- PILOTS 8 pts
- PINOTS 8 pts
- PINTOS 8 pts
- PISTIL 8 pts
- PISTOL 8 pts
- PISTON 8 pts
- PITONS 8 pts
- PITOTS 8 pts
- POINTS 8 pts
- PONTIL 8 pts
- POSTIN 8 pts
- SPINTO 8 pts
- SPLINT 8 pts
- SPOILT 8 pts
- TINCTS 8 pts
- TINPOT 8 pts
- TOCSIN 8 pts
- TONICS 8 pts
- INSTIL 6 pts
- LINTOL 6 pts
- OTITIS 6 pts
- STOTIN 6 pts
- TONSIL 6 pts
5-letter words
73 words- CLIPS 9 pts
- CLIPT 9 pts
- CLOPS 9 pts
- OPTIC 9 pts
- PICOT 9 pts
- PISCO 9 pts
- TOPIC 9 pts
- CIONS 7 pts
- CLITS 7 pts
- CLONS 7 pts
- CLOTS 7 pts
- COILS 7 pts
- COINS 7 pts
- COLIN 7 pts
- COLTS 7 pts
- ICONS 7 pts
- INSPO 7 pts
- IONIC 7 pts
- LICIT 7 pts
- LIPIN 7 pts
- LIPOS 7 pts
- LOCIS 7 pts
- LOTIC 7 pts
- NICOL 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- OPSIN 7 pts
- PILIS 7 pts
- PILLS 7 pts
- PILOT 7 pts
- PINOT 7 pts
- PINTO 7 pts
- PINTS 7 pts
- PIONS 7 pts
- PITON 7 pts
- PITOT 7 pts
- PLOTS 7 pts
- POINT 7 pts
- POLIS 7 pts
- POLLS 7 pts
- POSIT 7 pts
- SCION 7 pts
- SLIPT 7 pts
- SONIC 7 pts
- SPILL 7 pts
- SPILT 7 pts
- SPLIT 7 pts
- SPOIL 7 pts
- STOIC 7 pts
- STOPT 7 pts
- TINCT 7 pts
- TIPIS 7 pts
- TONIC 7 pts
- TOPIS 7 pts
- INTIS 5 pts
- LILOS 5 pts
- LILTS 5 pts
- LINOS 5 pts
- LINTS 5 pts
- LIONS 5 pts
- LOINS 5 pts
- NILLS 5 pts
- NOILS 5 pts
- STILL 5 pts
- STILT 5 pts
- STINT 5 pts
- TILLS 5 pts
- TILTS 5 pts
- TINTS 5 pts
- TITIS 5 pts
- TOILS 5 pts
- TOITS 5 pts
- TOLLS 5 pts
- TOLTS 5 pts
4-letter words
56 words- CLIP 8 pts
- CLOP 8 pts
- COPI 8 pts
- COPS 8 pts
- PICS 8 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CIST 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- CLON 6 pts
- CLOT 6 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COLS 6 pts
- COLT 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- CONS 6 pts
- COST 6 pts
- COTS 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- LIPO 6 pts
- LIPS 6 pts
- LISP 6 pts
- LOCI 6 pts
- LOCS 6 pts
- LOPS 6 pts
- NIPS 6 pts
- OPTS 6 pts
- OTIC 6 pts
- PILI 6 pts
- PILL 6 pts
- PINS 6 pts
- PINT 6 pts
- PION 6 pts
- PISO 6 pts
- ILLS 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- LILO 4 pts
- LILT 4 pts
- LINO 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LION 4 pts
- LIST 4 pts
- LITS 4 pts
- LOIN 4 pts
- LOST 4 pts
- LOTI 4 pts
- LOTS 4 pts
- NILL 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- NISI 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- NOIL 4 pts
- OILS 4 pts
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