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inartistically

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[in-ahr-tist-ik-lee] / ˌɪn ɑrˈtɪst ɪk li /

adverb

  1. in a way that shows lack of artistic ability or appeal.


Example Sentences

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Quite inartistically, indeed, he was born with a kind of strenuous averageness�which paradoxically managed to set him apart.

From Time Magazine Archive

This, in some cases, may lead him to make of a somewhat inartistically designed jewel a beautifully proportioned one.

From Shakespeare and Precious Stones Treating of the Known References of Precious Stones in Shakespeare's Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the Poet Concerning Precious Stones, and References as to Where the Precious Stones of His Time Came from by Kunz, George Frederick

The letter was evidently in a feminine hand; but the characters were rudely and inartistically formed, while every here and there a heavy down-stroke or flourish marred the beauty of the page.

From Dead Man's Rock by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

In consequence, as sketch No 28 hints, a head seen from the side frequently appears, if not idiotically, very inartistically, proportioned.

From What Dress Makes of Us by Quigley, Dorothy

And he showed a dagger hung around his neck by a deer's sinew, on whose wooden handle a woman's face was not inartistically carved.

From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin)

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