: characterized by or showing artistry or artistic talent
The artsy Paloma Picasso chatted up husband Rafael Lopez Sanchez, the Argentine playwright.—
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: showily or pretentiously artistic : arty, artsy-fartsy
For a month, all Edinburgh is a stage, life is a cabaret, and people like me feel comfortable spouting artsy clichés while bingeing on three or four or five performances a day. —Bob Sipchen
Bob Sipchen Examples of artsy in a Sentence
Her boyfriend is the artsy type.
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Along with commercial content, PAMM’s billboard on Friday included the kind of artsy promos that the museum said would come with the jumbo sign.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024
Saugatuck, in particular, delivers a Cape Cod vibe, with its grassy dunes and artsy flair.
—John Paul Brammer, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2024
The filming continued until mid-May, with the cast doing the kinds of things artsy kids did in New York in 1992.
—Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 15 June 2024
In this artsy little town in west Marin County — a haven for poets and painters, writers and actors — the loss of their post office hit hard.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024
Saugatuck, in particular, delivers a Cape Cod vibe, with its grassy dunes and artsy flair.
—John Paul Brammer, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2024
The filming continued until mid-May, with the cast doing the kinds of things artsy kids did in New York in 1992.
—Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 15 June 2024
In this artsy little town in west Marin County — a haven for poets and painters, writers and actors — the loss of their post office hit hard.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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“Artsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artsy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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