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arty¹ Definition

arty (ärtē)

adjective arti·er, arti·est

Informal having or showing artistic pretensions

arty¹ Related Forms

arti·ness noun

arty² Definition

arty

artillery

arty* Synonyms

arty*

modif.

artsy*, pretentious*, imitative*, dilettantish, tasteless*, pseudo*, false*, flaunting*, without taste, artsy-craftsy*; see also affected 2, 3.

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

  • get: Priced from only £ 24.99 you can afford to get arty!
  • feel: Academic price about £ 45 but only worth getting if you want to put more advanced features in pages or are feeling arty.
  • look: I grow them on home grown bamboo canes made into wigwams, which look arty!

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  5. Arts and Crafts (movement)
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  7. artlessness
  8. artless
  9. artistry
  10. artistic
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