If you say that a description or account of something unpleasant is graphic, you are emphasizing that it is clear and detailed.
[emphasis]
The descriptions of sexual abuse are graphic.
...graphic scenes of violence.
graphically (græfɪkli)adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Here, graphically displayed, was confirmation of the entire story.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Graphic means concerned with drawing or pictures, especially in publishing, industry, or computing.
...fine and graphic arts.
3. uncountable noun
Graphics is the activity of drawing or making pictures, especially in publishing, industry,or computing.
...a computer manufacturer which specialises in graphics.
4. countable noun [usually plural]
Graphics are drawings and pictures that are composed using simple lines and sometimes strong colours.
...articles with strong headlines and graphics.
The Agriculture Department today released a new graphic to replace the old symbol.
More Synonyms of graphic
graphic in British English
(ˈɡræfɪk) or graphical
adjective
1.
vividly or clearly described
a graphic account of the disaster
2.
sexually explicit
3.
of or relating to writing or other inscribed representations
graphic symbols
4. mathematics
using, relating to, or determined by a graph
a graphic representation of the figures
5.
of or relating to the graphic arts
6. geology
having or denoting a texture formed by intergrowth of the crystals to resemble writing
graphic granite
Derived forms
graphically (ˈgraphically) or graphicly (ˈgraphicly)
adverb
graphicalness (ˈgraphicalness) or graphicness (ˈgraphicness)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphein to write; see carve
graphic in American English
(ˈgræfɪk)
adjective
1.
describing or described in realistic and vivid detail; vivid
2.
of the graphic arts
3.
a.
of handwriting; used or expressed in handwriting
b.
written, inscribed, or recorded in letters of the alphabet, meaningful symbols, etc.
4.
having markings suggestive of written or printed characters
graphic granite
5.
a.
of graphs or diagrams
b.
shown by graphs or diagrams
Also ˈgraphical
noun
6.
an illustration, graph, map, caption, etc. accompanying a newspaper or magazine article, appearing on a computer or TV screen, etc.
often used in pl. see also graphics
Derived forms
graphically (ˈgraphically)
adverb
graphicness (ˈgraphicness)
noun
Word origin
L graphicus < Gr graphikos, capable of painting or drawing, of writing < graphē, a drawing, writing < graphein, to write, orig., scratch, incise < IE base *gerebh- > carve, crab1
-graphic in American English
(ˈgræfɪk)
of or relating to a (specified) method or process for recording or describing
telegraphic, stenographic
: also -ˈgraphical (ˈgræfɪkəl)
Examples of 'graphic' in a sentence
graphic
Safe to say the game will not be winning any awards for graphic design.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One person told of how they could still see the graphic images reflected in the train window.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Instead it's a lurch from one graphic scene to another and this makes for a tough read.
The Sun (2016)
She recounted her personal experience of alcoholism and rehabilitation in graphic detail, stopping just short of being painful.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A fire evacuation plan that doesn't require a degree in graphic design to understand.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Arriving in England after qualifying as a graphic designer, he plumped instead for work in advertising.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The book, based on her diaries, is a graphic account of what it really takes to be a model.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
She was in her second year of a degree in business and IT, he was in his final year studying graphic design.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He is now using it to pursue a career as a graphic designer.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She is working as a graphic artist and earns only a modest salary.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The simple graphic pattern plays well with the architectural style of contemporary garden rooms.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There were also graphic images of workers covered in dust on the ground on site.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Many of the texts were too graphic to detail.
The Sun (2009)
Strong graphic patterns with bold highlights are guaranteed to help you make a spectacular splash.
The Sun (2012)
The company have designed a simple graphic to help us get the right waste in the right bins.
The Sun (2011)
He is full of praise for the scheme and has learnt a lot about printing and graphic design at the gallery.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She manages to be carnal without being graphic, detailed without being anatomical.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Its graphic, unapologetic descriptions upset some feminists.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Figure 5.6 provides a graphic representation of the relationship between the terms.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
Or consider mankind's capacity for giving hackneyed phrases a graphic new twist.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Finally, all considerations of balance must take into account the sheer graphic complexity of many images.
Freeman, Michael Collins Complete Guide to Photography (1993)
Circus, there is a graphic description of what happens.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Modest gentrification has led to galleries doubling up as branding companies, photographers as film-makers and graffiti artists as graphic designers.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
graphic
British English: graphic ADJECTIVE
If you say that a description or account of something unpleasant is graphic, you are emphasizing that it is clear and detailed.
…graphic descriptions of revenge murders.
American English: graphic
Brazilian Portuguese: gráfico
Chinese: 清楚而具体的
European Spanish: gráfico
French: cru
German: explizit
Italian: vivido
Japanese: 生々しい
Korean: 생생한
European Portuguese: gráfico
Latin American Spanish: gráfico
British English: graphic NOUN
Graphics is the activity of drawing or making pictures, especially in publishing, industry, or computing.
...a computer manufacturer which specialises in graphics.
American English: graphic
Brazilian Portuguese: arte gráfica
Chinese: 插画
European Spanish: gráfico
French: art graphique
German: Grafik
Italian: grafica
Japanese: グラフィック
Korean: 그래픽
European Portuguese: arte gráfica
Latin American Spanish: diseño gráfico
All related terms of 'graphic'
graphic arts
any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief , on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
graphic image
An image is a picture of someone or something.
graphic novel
a novel in the form of a comic strip
graphic artist
someone whose job is in graphic arts
graphic design
Graphic design is the art of designing advertisements, magazines, and books by combining pictures and words.
graphic display
the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
graphic designer
A graphic designer is a person who designs advertisements , magazines , and books by combining pictures and words.
graphic equalizer
an electronic device for cutting or boosting selected frequencies , using small linear faders
graphic description
A description of someone or something is an account which explains what they are or what they look like.
graphic illustration
An illustration is an example or a story which is used to make a point clear .
graphic design department
a group of people in a company who work in graphic design