atmospheric

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or existing in the atmosphere.
  2. adjective Produced by, dependent on, or coming from the atmosphere.
  3. adjective Resembling or representing the atmosphere; having or giving the effect of translucence: a painting suffused with a hazy, atmospheric glow.
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  • Rydal Mount was much the same: atmospheric--a pleasant, sunny house with views of the lake--but not terribly informative.
  • The direction is atmospheric, the scripts are tight, the dialogue is crisp, the tone uneasy and grim. —  Omni: December 1994
  • But there are many forms of static noises on a radio--atmospheric lightning, frictional static, earth currents. —  062 - The Pirate's Ghost
  • But within a few years, they were serving as backing tracks to car commercials, especially once the production became routinized, and the drums and the bass started to play tertiary fiddle to synthesized chimes and florid, insta-atmospheric aural haze. —  Disquiet
  • 'A Head For Herod 'is quietly brooding and atmospheric, handily showing off Burke's crooning and the band's capability to switch gears. —  The Line Of Best Fit
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