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art·y  (ärt)
adj. art·i·er, art·i·est Informal
1. Of or relating to artists or the fine arts.
2. Showily or affectedly artistic.
arti·ly adv.
arti·ness n.
arty
Adjective
[artier, artiest] Informal having an affected interest in art
artiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.arty - showily imitative of art or artists
pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
arty (Informal)
adjective artistic, arty-farty (informal) arty-crafty (informal)
Translations
arty [ˈɑːtɪ] adj → artistoide


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As the decade progressed, the off-kilter artiness that marked early Roxy slowly gave way to an increasingly smoothed-over, Ferry-driven template.
The Thrill of It All: the story of Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music by Dayal, Geeta / Artforum International
While some of the self-conscious artiness of the 13-song, hourlong film, which was directed by Mitchell, is distracting, the music is solid with her band of keyboardist Russell Ferrante, guitarist Michael Landau, Klein and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta.
MUSIC DVDS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
It's also why he sometimes attacked art house favorites such as Bergman, Godard, and Antonioni; he felt they couldn't tell a story and used artiness to cover up this failing.
On Sunset Boulevard, the Life and Times of Billy Wilder by Kurtz, Steve / Reason
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