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artsy

American  
[ahrt-see] / ˈɑrt si /

adjective

Informal.
artsier, artsiest
  1. arty.

  2. artsy-craftsy.


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Etymology

Origin of artsy

1900–05; art 1 + -sy or art 1 + -s 3 + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Doherty later chronicled the famed artsy, hippie-like festival in his book “This Is Burning Man.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

And in just three minutes of exposition, Hughes and Deutch nimbly convey that Molly Ringwald’s Andie Walsh is both your conventional artsy wallflower and a singularly special young woman.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

“It used to not be on the map,” Alatriste says of the artsy, up-and-coming neighborhood, just a half-hour drive south of downtown Miami Beach.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

I want to make more space for exercise, meditating and art because I’m a very artsy craftsy person.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Michael’s artsy, Caroline’s into student government, and Andrew’s another one of the scientists’ kids, like Dana.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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