artistic

[ ahr-tis-tik ]

/ ɑrˈtɪs tɪk /

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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.

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Also ar·tis·ti·cal .

Origin of artistic

First recorded in 1745–55; artist + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM artistic

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH artistic

artistic , autistic

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How to use artistic in a sentence

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
The etchings are exceedingly clever and artistical; my copy has the artist's name in his own handwriting.
Notes & Queries, No. 53. Saturday, November 2, 1850|Various
Mr Maclise has fertility of invention and power of design, but there is a deficiency of true artistical feeling in his execution.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 68, No. 417, July, 1850|Various
According to all artistical rules I ought to end precisely where I have, in order to preserve the unities.
The Island Home|Richard Archer

Mr. Macready is so chaste and perfect, so artistical, to use a cant term, that admiration is the usual feeling which he creates.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 5, November 1843|Various

British Dictionary definitions for artistic

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 of artistic

artistically, adverb

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artistic

Origin of artistic

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