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graphically

graphically

5 5.1
In a way that gives very clear, strong detail that may upset people
  • adverb
  • /ˈɡræfɪkli/
translation icon : de manera gráfica
  • Go to the Heart Association, get one of their films and see for yourself graphically what smoking does over a period of time.
  • graphically illustrates
  • graphically depict
  • graphically describes

His face is like it's, it's really quite graphically grim and he's watching some dude on the TV for some reason.

Examples

  • Corruption scandal after corruption scandal has graphically illustrated this over the years, including in recent months.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Creative judicial solutions can never be ruled out, as the Jenkins case itself so graphically illustrates.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Writing detailed letters to newspaper editors, she graphically brought this information to the attention of the public.

    Academic text (1990)
  • And I think that very graphically brings home what that means to the mother dog as much well as the puppies.

  • We graphically show the world what they did to Rylstone, to us, to the corn.

  • Using data collected during intervention, these researchers graphically demonstrated an inverse relationship between task completion and tantrums/self-injury.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The ceramic-tile mosaic and bronze statue graphically commemorate that day's tragic events.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Muafangejo graphically captures the people's mood of uncertainty and their indomitable courage as well.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Hermione Lee's recent biography graphically conveys the extent to which Woolf's life was shadowed by death.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The artist graphically depicted the battle scene in her painting, capturing every detail vividly.

Synonyms

vividly
vsgraphically
53 3.4

In a way that makes pictures in your mind and feelings very clear

focuses on clear explicit depiction with concrete sensory detail
pictorially
vsgraphically
1 6.5

Using pictures or diagrams to explain something

relies on explicit verbal description and detailed sensory facts instead
imagistically
vsgraphically
  • Literature
8.1

In a way that creates clear, strong pictures in your mind with words

aims for explicit depiction and concrete detail rather than imagery

Antonyms

115 3.9

Not clearly or with few details

3 6.7

In a way that can have more than one meaning

How Vivid

vividly
53 3.4
graphically
5 5.1
explicitly
146 3.9
clearly
1.0
plainly
68 1.8

Surface Forms

graphically positive

Morphology

graphically = graphical (semi-transparent) = graphic + al + ly

The adverb is formed from 'graphical' + '-ly', but the sense 'vividly or explicitly' is a figurative extension of the visual meaning and may not be fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Graphically comes from the root graph meaning 'to draw' or 'to write', and is linked to the word graphic which means 'clear and strong'. So to describe something graphically is to make a very clear and detailed picture with words.