icastico

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἰκαστικός (eikastikós)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈkas.ti.ko/
  • Rhymes: -astiko
  • Hyphenation: i‧cà‧sti‧co

Adjective

icastico (feminine icastica, masculine plural icastici, feminine plural icastiche)

  1. vivid[1]
    icastico e pregnante ― vivid and pregnant (evocative of an incisive, memorable image rich in meaning)
  2. figurative
  3. representational

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Calvino Six Memos for the Next Millennium, Chap.3 Exactitude

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