graphic, vivid, picturesque mean giving a clear visual impression in words. graphic stresses the evoking of a clear lifelike picture.

graphic adjective (CLEAR) Add to word list producing very clear and detailed mental images: a graphic description of the operation

What does -graphic mean? The combining form -graphic is used like a suffix meaning “of or relating to something drawn or written," often to denote a recording of something.

If you say that a description or account of something unpleasant is graphic, you are emphasizing that it is clear and detailed.

1. A work of graphic art. 2. A diagram or image used for illustration, as in a lecture. 3. A graphic display generated by a computer or an imaging device.

Dec 14, 2025 · graphic (plural graphics) A drawing or picture. (mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.

of or relating to writing or other inscribed representations: graphic symbols using, relating to, or determined by a graph: a graphic representation of the figures