inartistic
[ in-ahr-tis-tik ]
/ ˌɪn ɑrˈtɪs tɪk /
adjective
lacking in artistic sense or appreciation.
not artistic; not aesthetically appealing: inartistic grafitti.
RELATED WORDS
ignorant, coarse, angular, artless, barbarous, callow, formless, fresh, green, inelegant, inexperienced, inexpert, makeshift, primal, raw, rough, rudimentary, shapeless, simple, uncivilized
Nearby words
- inarch,
- inarguable,
- inari,
- inarticulate,
- inartificial,
- inasmuch,
- inasmuch as,
- inassimilable,
- inattention,
- inattentive
Also in·ar·tis·ti·cal.
Origin of inartistic
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inartistic
/ (ˌɪnɑːˈtɪstɪk) /
adjective
lacking in artistic skill, appreciation, etc; Philistine
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inartistic
1836, from in- (1) "not" + artistic. Inartistical is attested from 1849.
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