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graphic

graphic

100 6.0
Very clear and detailed about violent or sexual scenes
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡræfɪk/
  • Offensive
translation icon : explícito
  • At the same time, he provided his audience with graphic descriptions of key events in his people's history.
  • graphic details
  • graphic description
  • graphic depictions

It was, it wasn't super graphic in detail.

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Examples

  • Tonight, I present to you material of a graphic and violent nature never before seen on television.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • There are some very graphic sex scenes in this poetry book.

  • The United States has graphic violence on television all the time.

  • This is pretty graphic stuff.

  • The footage contains graphic content with the intent to shock.

  • The badly divided national Legislative Assembly provides a graphic example of this problem.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Egils saga provides one of the most graphic examples of how women are treated.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The documentary featured graphic scenes of animal cruelty that many viewers found disturbing.

  • He described the accident in graphic detail, leaving everyone in the room visibly shaken.

  • The horror movie was criticized for its graphic depictions of violence and gore.

Synonyms

vivid
vsgraphic
102 3.3

Making strong, clear images or feelings in the mind

adds explicit sexual or violent detail beyond strong imagery
lurid
vsgraphic
  • NSFW
15 8.7

Shocking and sensational because it shows violent or disgusting details

describes with vivid, clear detail without aiming to sensationalize
pictorial
vsgraphic
  • Literature
4 6.1

That gives a clear picture in the mind with vivid words

focuses more on explicit sexual or violent detail rather than just imagery
explicit
vsgraphic
  • NSFW
7.4

Content that shows sexual or violent details clearly

focuses more on creating vivid, lifelike images rather than mere openness

Compounds

A person who makes pictures and page or screen layouts using computers

The art of using pictures and words to show ideas clearly

A person who makes pictures and page designs for posters, books, or websites

1 3.7

Work made by drawing, painting, or printmaking, often on paper

computer graphic
  • Specialized
3.7

An image made by a computer using special software

graphic engine
  • Specialized
4.5

A program that creates and shows images on a computer screen

graphic gore
  • Offensive
8.4

Very violent and bloody scenes in films, video games, or other media

graphic symbol
  • Specialized
5.9

A written sign that stands for a sound, word, or idea

graphic symbol
  • Texting
3.9

A small picture on a screen that shows an idea, thing, feeling or action

graphic tellurium
  • Specialized
9.9

A silver-white mineral containing silver and gold that people use to get gold

How Graphic

gruesome
  • NSFW
90 6.2
gory
  • NSFW
21 6.5
graphic
  • Offensive
100 6.0
explicit
142 4.8
subtle
276 6.0

Surface Forms

graphic positive
graphic comparative
graphic superlative

Morphology

graphic = graph (semi-transparent) = graph + ic

The form is transparently built from 'graph' + '-ic', but the vivid/explicit sense is a metaphorical extension from the visual sense.

Etymology

Graphic comes from an old Greek word graphein, which means 'to write' or 'to draw'. A 'graphic' account is like writing that 'draws' a clear picture in your mind, so the details feel very vivid or real.