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From Ancient Greek ἐμπαιστικός (empaistikós, “embossed”), from ἐμπαίω (empaíō), from παίω (paíō, “strike”).

adjective more empaestic · most empaestic · empaistic

rare Embossed, especially of Ancient Greek art. Semper called attention to the empaestic character of the reliefs, and his remarks have often been repeated.

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@misc{empaestic_2026,
  title = {empaestic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/empaestic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}