artistic

[ ahr-tis-tik ]

/ ɑrˈtɪs tɪk /

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.

Nearby words

artiodactyl, artisan, artisanal, artist, artiste, artistic, artistic director, artistry, artless, artmobile, artois

Also ar·tis·ti·cal.

Origin of artistic

First recorded in 1745–55; artist + -ic

Related forms

ar·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverbin·ter·ar·tis·tic, adjectivenon·ar·tis·tic, adjectivenon·ar·tis·ti·cal, adjective

non·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 confused

artistic autistic

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Examples from the Web for artistical

How completely this was an artistical, not a national idea, it is unnecessary to prove.
The Seven Lamps of Architecture|John Ruskin
As regards description, that given by Mr Ford is exactly what is needed to accompany an artistical work.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 436, February 1852|Various
For myself, I generally prefer the colour given by ammoniac salt; it is artistical and sufficient for any purpose.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various
They seem to us, to borrow an artistical expression, as if they were in a capital state for ‘glazing and toning up.’
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844|Various

This was the practical meaning of the artistical questioning of his day, to which Turner very resolvedly made no answer.
Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5)|John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for artistical

artistic

/ (ɑːˈtɪstɪk) /

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 Forms

artistically, adverb

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