imagistically
- adverb
- /ɪˈmædʒɪstɪkli/
- Literature
:
de manera imagista
- She described the garden imagistically, making everyone feel as if they could see the colorful flowers and hear the buzzing bees.
Examples
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It is verbally and imagistically clever and shows accomplished "poetic" technique, but is ultimately lacking in "gravitas" or apparently serious intent.
Blog text (32) -
Each ad shows one member of a figural pair envisioning a Kahlua recipe that is both adjectivally encapsulated in boldface type and imagistically rendered in a photocollage "thought balloon" that springs from that figure's head.
Academic text (2000) -
The children's story was imagistically rich, painting vibrant scenes in the readers' minds.
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The film's visuals were imagistically stunning, creating a world that felt both real and dreamlike.
Synonyms
5
5.1
In a way that gives very clear, strong detail that may upset people
2
4.1
In a creative way that uses new ideas
1
7.0
In a way that brings strong images and memories to mind
How Vividly
Surface Forms
Morphology
imagistically = imagistic (semi-transparent) = imag + istic + ally
Forming an adverb from the adjective 'imagistic' using the regular adverbial suffix '-ally' is a standard, predictable derivation.
Etymology
Imagistically comes from image meaning 'picture', plus -istic meaning 'relating to', as in artistic or realistic, and -ally which makes it a word that shows 'how' something is done. So to write or speak imagistically is to use words that create a clear 'picture' in the reader's mind.