contrasty
Use Contrasty in a sentence
ti, ˈkɒn adjective Photography.
(of a subject, photograph, or film stock) having or producing a preponderance of dark and light tones with few intermediate shades.
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| —adj | |
| (of a photograph or subject) having sharp gradations in tone, esp between light and dark areas | |
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Contrasty
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example sentences
Compared to the daguerreotype, it is a duller, less contrasty image.
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