ARTISTIC, ARTISTICALLY
ADJECTIVES
1449 ► CRAFTIOUS artistic, skilful → obs.
1586 ► PAINTERLY artistic, characteristic of painter
1679 ► ARTIFICIAL artistic; having the appearance of being produced by art
L19.. ► FOXY artistic, neat → US students’ sl.
1902 ► ARTY-AND-CRAFTY artistic but not notably useful or comfortable → colloq.
1909 ► ART-AND-CRAFTY pretentiously artistic → colloq.
1915 ► ARTY artistic in taste, dress, etc., or wishing to be regarded as such → colloq.
1920 ► ARTY-CRAFTY artistic but not notably useful or comfortable → colloq.
1946 ► ARTY-FARTY overly artistic or intellectual, pretentious; exhibiting superficial form and little positive content, etc. → colloq.
1946 ► ARTY-TARTY overly artistic or intellectual, pretentious; exhibiting superficial form and little positive content, etc. → colloq.
1947 ► ARTSY artistic, esp. in a self-conscious or pretentious manner → colloq.
1962 ► ARTSY-FARTSY foolishly or pretentiously artistic → colloq.
ADVERBS
1822 ► PAINTERLY artistically. in a way proper to a painter → rare
NOUNS, PERSON
1839 ► DECORIST a person attached to artistic properties; an aesthete
1982 ► ARTSY an artistic person, esp. one who affects a pretentious or eccentric style → US colloq.
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