artistic

[ahr-tis-tik]

adjective

conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
showing skill or excellence in execution: artistic workmanship.
exhibiting taste, discriminating judgment, or sensitivity: an artistic arrangement of flowers; artistic handling of a delicate diplomatic situation.

exhibiting an involvement in or appreciation of art, especially the fine arts:He had wide-ranging artistic interests.
involving only aesthetic considerations, usually taken as excluding moral, practical, religious, political, or similar concerns: artistic principles.
of art or artists: artistic works.
of, like, or thought of as characteristic of an artist: an artistic temperament.

Also ar·tis·ti·cal.

Origin of artistic

First recorded in 1745–55; artist + -ic

Related formsar·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverbin·ter·ar·tis·tic, adjectivenon·ar·tis·tic, adjectivenon·ar·tis·ti·cal, adjectivenon·ar·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverbpre·ar·tis·tic, adjectivepseu·do·ar·tis·tic, adjectivepseu·do·ar·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverbqua·si-ar·tis·tic, adjectivequa·si-ar·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·ar·tis·tic, adjectiveun·ar·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Can be confusedartistic autistic

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Examples from the Web for artistical

Historical Examples of artistical

It is certainly one of the most elegant and artistical of ecclesiastical interiors.
Over the Ocean
Curtis Guild
How completely this was an artistical, not a national idea, it is unnecessary to prove.
The Seven Lamps of Architecture
John Ruskin
They were all small, and chosen with regard to their artistical value.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume V (of X)
Various
His artistical ability is admirable, because it is not seen.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844
Various
I'm sure they'd see it as a romantical, artistical, and proper thing to do.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for artistical

artistic

adjective

of or characteristic of art or artists
performed, made, or arranged decoratively and tastefully; aesthetically pleasing
appreciative of and sensitive to beauty in art
naturally gifted with creative skill

Derived Formsartistically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for artistical

artistic

adj.

1753, from French artistique, from artiste (see artist). Native artist-like was recorded from 1711; artistly from 1754; artistical from 1801. Related: Artistically.