artsy
AmericanOther Word Forms
- artsiness noun
Etymology
Origin of artsy
Example Sentences
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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
The address issue has long been contentious in artsy Carmel-by-the-Sea, where residents once threatened to secede from California if they were forced to number their homes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 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
“You know, when I first saw you around the mosque, I thought you were the lone rebel type, with your artsy clothes and stuff.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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