Pastellic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characteristic of pastels. rare
"Two other children play about her, and alongside the husband's strong, vigorous figure wrestles with his refractory horse. This decoration, purely pastellic in impression, is so soft and plastic that the clear colour seems ready to come off […]"
Example
More examples"Two other children play about her, and alongside the husband's strong, vigorous figure wrestles with his refractory horse. This decoration, purely pastellic in impression, is so soft and plastic that the clear colour seems ready to come off […]"
Etymology
From pastel + -ic.
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