artier; artiest
: showily or pretentiously artistic
arty lighting and photography
artillery
Examples of arty in a Sentence
Adjective
some arty intellectual type who doesn't know the meaning of hard work
a rock band with arty pretensions
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By today’s standards they would have been considered somewhat arty.
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Joshua Hunt dives into the history of the Criterion Collection, interviewing filmmakers and employees alike—and exploding the myth that the catalog contains only the artiest cinephile bait.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 29 Feb. 2024
This fanciful yet neutral bathroom designed by Alexandra Killion Interiors also has an arty Italian statement sink from Balducci Marmi.
—Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 30 Dec. 2022
On the other were arty and educational documentaries.
—Ryan Faughnder Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2022
By today’s standards they would have been considered somewhat arty.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Dec. 2021
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“Arty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arty. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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