painterlyEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishpainterly /ˈpeɪntəli / ▸ adjective of or appropriate to a painter; artistic: she has a painterly eye. ▪ (of a painting or its style) characterized by qualities of colour, stroke, and texture rather than of line: Botticelli is a linear painter, whilst Rembrandt's work would be considered painterly. – DERIVATIVES painterliness /ˈpeɪntəlinɪs / noun