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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Scenic \Scen"ic\, Scenical \Scen"ic*al\, adjective [L. scaenicus, scenicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sc['e]nique. See {Scene}.] Of or pertaining to scenery; of the nature of scenery; theatrical.
All these situations communicate a scenical animation to the wild romance, if treated dramatically. --De Quincey.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
scenic
adjective
1: used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery; "scenic drives"
2: of or relating to the stage or stage scenery; "scenic design"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "scenic": actor-proof, all-star, awe-inspiring, awesome, ballet, balletic, beautiful, breathtaking, cinematic, cinematographic, dramatic, dramatical, dramaturgic, film, filmic, grand, ham, hammy, histrionic, impressive, legitimate, melodramatic, milked, monodramatic, movie, operatic, overacted, overplayed, panoramic, picturesque, pretty, spectacular, stagelike, stageworthy, stagy, starstruck, stellar, striking, theaterlike, theatrical, thespian, thrown away, underacted, underplayed, vaudevillian
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Scenic, SD Zip code(s): 57780
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