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ARTY (artier, artiest)

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IPA (US): 

Irregular inflected forms: artier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, artiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does arty mean? 

ARTY (adjective)
  The adjective ARTY has 1 sense:

1. showily imitative of art or artistsplay

  Familiarity information: ARTY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARTY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Showily imitative of art or artists

Similar:

pretentious (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction)

Derivation:

art (the products of human creativity; works of art collectively)


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