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|lshtext=<b>grăphĭcus</b>: a, um, adj., = [[γραφικός]]>,<br /><b>I</b> of or belonging to [[painting]] or [[drawing]], [[graphic]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit., [[only]] subst.: grăphĭce, ēs, f. (sc. ars), [[like]] ἡ γραφική, the [[art]] of [[drawing]], Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 77.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Picturesque, [[fine]] ([[very]] [[rare]]): eminentes expressiones graphicoteram [[efficient]] in aspectu delectationem (Gr. [[compar]]. γραφικωτεραν), Vitr. 4, 4.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Of persons, [[exquisite]], [[elegant]], [[masterly]], [[notable]], [[skilful]]: graphicum mortalem Antiphonem! Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 64; cf. id. Ps. 1, 5, 104; 2, 4, 9: [[nugator]], id. Trin. 4, 2, 91: [[fur]], id. ib. 4, 3, 17: [[servus]], id. Ep. 3, 3, 29.—Hence, adv.: gră-phĭce.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Picturesquely: versibus [[satis]] [[munde]] [[atque]] [[graphice]] factis describere, Gell. 10, 17, 2; 12, 4, 1.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In gen., [[finely]], [[beautifully]], [[nicely]], [[exactly]]: obunctis oculis, App. M. 8, p. 214, 5: tum hanc hospitam [[crepidula]] ut [[graphice]] [[decet]]! Plaut. Pers. 4, 2, 3; cf. id. Trin. 3, 3, 38: [[nunc]] ego huic [[graphice]] [[facetus]] flam, id. Pers. 2, 2, 5.