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• arty
  arty

  adjective

  characterized by a showy, pretentious, and often spurious display of artistic interest, manner, or mannerism.
• Arty
  Arty

  noun

  a first name, form of Arthur.
• Arty.
  Arty.

  abbreviation

  Artillery.

arty

¹ American  

[ahr-tee] / ˈɑr ti /

adjective

Informal.

artier, artiest

1. characterized by a showy, pretentious, and often spurious display of artistic interest, manner, or mannerism.

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Arty ² American  

[ahr-tee] / ˈɑr ti /

noun

1. a first name, form of Arthur.

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Arty. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Artillery.

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arty British  

/ ˈɑːtɪ /

adjective

1. informal having an ostentatious or affected interest in or desire to imitate artists or artistic standards

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• artiness
  noun
• artily
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of arty

First recorded in 1900–05; art ¹ + -y ¹

Related Words

• pretentious