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Picturesque
adjective/pik-cher-ESK/
Picturesque means pretty enough to look like a painting or postcard.
In contextWe drove through a picturesque valley dotted with grazing sheep.
Remember it
Picturesque holds 'picture' — a scene worthy of a picture is picturesque.
Use it well
Use picturesque for pleasant scenery, usually places rather than people.