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arty

1

[ ahr-tee ]

adjective

Informal.
artier, artiest.
  1. characterized by a showy, pretentious, and often spurious display of artistic interest, manner, or mannerism.


Arty

2

[ ahr-tee ]

noun

  1. a first name, form of Arthur.

Arty.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Artillery.

arty

/ ˈɑːɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    having an ostentatious or affected interest in or desire to imitate artists or artistic standards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i· adverb
  • i·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of arty1

First recorded in 1900–05; art 1 + -y 1
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That work paid off with “I’m a TV,” Martin’s debut album of original songwriting that evokes the millennial indie they grew up on as well as the arty pop of the Largo canon.

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It featured the same jackets-off, casual image, but there was also a designer chic, with an arty black-and-white picture that wouldn't have looked out of place in an upmarket jeans advert.

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Last year they were seen in a rather arty black and white picture, showing them together as a family, but also with a style that owed something to an upmarket jeans advert.

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The filmmaker’s 2015 debut feature, “The Witch,” was a landmark in elevated horror, and his remake of the original arty vampire movie, “Nosferatu,” arrives at Christmas.

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"I was never really an arty person," he said.

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