sce´ni|cal|ly

sce´ni|cal|ly
sce|nic «SEE nihk, SEHN ihk», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. a) of or having to do with natural scenery: »

The scenic splendors of Yellowstone Park are famous.

b) having much fine scenery; picturesque: »

a scenic highway.

2. of or having to do with stage scenery or stage effects: »

The production of the musical comedy was a scenic triumph.

3. representing an action, incident, or situation, in art: »

There is far less antagonism between what is decorative and what is scenic in painting than is sometimes supposed (C. H. Moore).

–n.
a moving picture of natural scenes.
–sce´ni|cal|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sce´no|graph´i|cal|ly — sce|no|graph|ic «SEE nuh GRAF ihk, SEHN uh », adjective. of or having to do with scenography. –sce´no|graph´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

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  • sce|no|graph|ic — «SEE nuh GRAF ihk, SEHN uh », adjective. of or having to do with scenography. –sce´no|graph´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • scenical — sce·ni·cal …   English syllables

  • scenically — sce·ni·cal·ly …   English syllables

  • scenic — sce|nic [ sinık ] adjective providing beautiful views of nature: a scenic cruise down the Nile ╾ sce|ni|cal|ly [ sinıkli ] adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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