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contrasty

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con⋅trast⋅y

  [kuhn-tras-tee, kon-tras-]
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–adjective Photography.
(of a subject, photograph, or film stock) having or producing a preponderance of dark and light tones with few intermediate shades.
Origin:
1890–95; contrast + -y 1
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con·trast·y   (kŏn'trās'tē)   
adj.  Having or producing sharp contrasts between light and dark areas in photography.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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