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artsy

[ ahrt-see ]

/ ˈɑrt si /

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

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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

artotype, arts, arts and crafts, arts and crafts movement, arts medicine, artsy, artsy-craftsy, artsy-fartsy, artsybashev, artur, artware

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Example sentences from the Web for artsy

I hang out with artsy theater people, with angry political activists, and with nerds of all stripes.
It's Dangerous to Go Alone: Why Are Gamers So Angry?|Arthur Chu|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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.
How 'The Mindy Project' Star Adam Pally Became Hollywood's Go-To 'Bro'|Kevin Fallon|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
[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

You can read most of the text online for free, if you have the patience to deal with artsy websites.
Crazy Cartography: Artists and Writers Conjure a Slew of Imaginative Maps|Lauren Elkin|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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