artsy

[ahrt-see]

adjective

Informal.

artsier, artsiest 

1. arty.

2. artsy-craftsy.

Other Word Forms

• artsiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of artsy¹

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

Example Sentences

“I thought I was going insane,” one woman posted on a Topanga Facebook group after catching sight of the hairy quartet in this bohemian enclave of actors, musicians and other artsy types.

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That electorate is more educated, affluent and urban than the state as a whole, clustered in Portland’s walkable neighborhoods, college towns such as Brunswick and artsy coastal communities that swell with summer tourists.

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In her 20s, Iryna Terekh was a “very artsy” architect who viewed the arms industry as “something destructive.”

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St. Petersburg also gets accolades for being an artsy city.

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At sleep-away camp, starting at age 9, the artsy kids and I did “SNL” skits and sang all the time.

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Related Words

• pretentious 
• self-conscious 
• stilted