artsy

[ ahrt-see ]

/ ˈɑrt si /

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adjective, art·si·er, art·si·est.Informal.

arty.

artsy-craftsy.

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Origin of artsy

1900–05; art¹ + -sy or art¹ + -s³ + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM artsy

art·si·ness, noun

Words nearby artsy

arts, arts and crafts, Arts and Crafts Movement, arts medicine, art song, artsy, Artsybashev, artsy-craftsy, artsy-fartsy, art therapy, art union

How to use artsy in a sentence

Terry WardThe small town of Sisters often gets relegated to the backseat when it’s compared to adventure-mecca Bend, but the artsy community shouldn’t be overlooked as a nature-lover’s paradise, especially in fall.
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For those visiting from the quaint, artsy town of Haines, the Aspen Suites Hotel is a wonderful home base.
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Camp in the park for unspoiled night skies or book a room in the nearby artsy town of Ajo.
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It, too, was made into a movie, starring David Bowie, whom Tevis thought perfectly cast, though he found the film itself overly artsy and confusing.
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is a bestseller, but its author, Walter Tevis, was hardly a one-hit wonder|Michael Dirda|February 3, 2021|Washington Post

Whoever gets the best photo, whether it’s a profile shot or an artsy silhouette of your client, wins.
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They are unapologetically uncool, the men in white nylon jumpsuits and the women in “artsy” drop earrings.
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I hang out with artsy theater people, with angry political activists, and with nerds of all stripes.
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I was making a bunch of short films in high school and was kind of artsy, so I always knew I wanted to go to art school.
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[Tatum laughs] Like I found the three other artsy goth kids at Boulder and hung out with them.
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill on ‘22 Jump Street,’ Penis Kissing, and Julie Andrews’s Boobs|Kevin Fallon|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But even at Boulder I found the artsy kids and hung out with them.
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill on ‘22 Jump Street,’ Penis Kissing, and Julie Andrews’s Boobs|Kevin Fallon|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST