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pointillistic

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poin⋅til⋅list⋅ic

  [pwan-tl-is-tik, -tee-is-, poin-tl-is-]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or characteristic of pointillism or pointillists.
2. made up of or using minute details; particularized; itemized: a pointillistic style of acting.
Origin:
1920–25; < F pointilliste (see pointillism, -ist ) + -ic
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poin·til·lis·tic   (pwān'tē-ĭs'tĭk, point'l-ĭs'-)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to pointillism.

  2. Minutely detailed or particularized: a pointillistic short story; pointillistic piano music.

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