Graphic Meaning
/ˈɡɹæfɪk/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjDrawn, pictorial.
adjExplicit, vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.
Sentence Examples
Note the function of the background layers of these graphic designs.
There were some graphic novels mixed into the pile of specialty books on the desk.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The report contained very ____ images that showed every injury in detail.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The movie was criticized for its ____ violence, which many viewers found to be unnecessary and disturbing.
Word Origin & History
From Latin graphicus (“belonging to painting or drawing”), from Ancient Greek γραφικός (graphikós, “belonging to painting or drawing, picturesque, of or for writing; of style, lively”), from γραφή (graphḗ, “drawing, painting, writing, a writing, description, etc.”), from γράφω (gráphō, “scratch, carve”) (cognate with English carve).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"That practice started on a 2018 visit to Ethiopia, where he encountered Jimma thrones, hewn from a single piece of wood with graphic cutouts."
— 2026 May 26, Hannah Martin, “Grab a Chair”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 24:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The report contained very ____ images that showed every injury in detail.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The movie was criticized for its ____ violence, which many viewers found to be unnecessary and disturbing.