arty¹ Definition
arty (ärt′ē)
adjective art′i·er, art′i·est
Informal having or showing artistic pretensions
arty¹ Related Forms
art′i·ness noun
arty² Definition
arty
artillery
arty* Synonyms
arty*
modif.
arty Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
do: I have got more of an ambition to do something arty than anything else.
Modifies a noun
- stuff: There will be food, drinks, games, arty stuff, clowns, face painting, bouncy castle, the works!
- folk: Our contemporary arty folk are trying a bit harder.
- crowd: Melinda And Melinda - Woody plays the Manhattan arty crowd and their complicated relationships once too often.
- shot: I couldn't resist this arty shot through the foliage.
- type: I concluded that I probably still need even more arty type supplies to have the studio of a proper artist.
- side: The are cool and complex with an arty side that Dalgleish brings out by being a poet on the side.
Modifying Another Word
- too: We try very hard not to make our posters too arty, which would only confirm the belief that theater is elitist.
- very: It's very arty, unlike System's previous albums, which is a very good sign.
- self-consciously: The new Furious Records HQ is cool without being self-consciously arty, trendy yet short of showing off.
- not: We are not arty farty, we know our market and can help you reach yours.
- rather: A rather arty aerial shot of the Ravens listening intently ( not!
- particularly: Enigmatic, because it was a mystery to me what he would make of it, not being a particularly arty, bohemian type.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near arty
- ‹ artwork
- ‹ artsy-fartsy
- ‹ artsy-craftsy
- ‹ artsy
- ‹ Arts and Crafts (movement)
- ‹ Artois
- ‹ artlessness
- ‹ artless
- ‹ artistry
- ‹ artistic
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