ti adjective, art·i·er, art·i·est. Informal.
characterized by a showy, pretentious, and often spurious display of artistic interest, manner, or mannerism.
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| —adj , artier, artiest | |
| informal having an ostentatious or affected interest in or desire to imitate artists or artistic standards | |
| artsy or artsy | |
| —adj | |
| 'artiness or artsy | |
| —n | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| arty. artillery |
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Example sentences
The scene is well done and not uninteresting, but it ultimately becomes self-conscious and arty.
There's a happy groove in this dining room filled with arty locals and people there on word-of-mouth recommendations.
While x-rays can shed light on arty mysteries, sometimes it's not quite enough to crack the case.
What the producers had in mind is difficult to discern from the foggy and arty, if explosive, action.
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