Synonyms

arty-crafty

American

[ahr-tee-kraf-tee, -krahf-] / ˈɑr tiˈkræf ti, -ˈkrɑf- /

adjective

Informal.

artsy-craftsy.

arty-crafty British

adjective

informal affectedly artistic, esp in a homespun or rural style

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There is no point in wearing arty-crafty clothes if you don't look good in them.

From The Guardian

Lawrence Solomon told me that Mrs. Edward Chesterton did not approve of the rather arty-crafty atmosphere of Bedford Park—that earliest of Garden Cities, so conventionally unconventional—where Frances lived.

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