: 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
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Her boyfriend is the artsy type.
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Pisces: Montreal, Canada As a creative Pisces, a summer vacation to an artsy cultural hub like Montréal is an ideal choice.
—Nina Kahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
Whether via impulsive eldest son Nate (Peter Krause), anxious middle son David (Michael C. Hall), artsy little sister Claire (Lauren Ambrose), or their repressed mother Ruth (Frances Conroy), the struggles the Fishers face are almost painfully relatable.
—Kevin Jacobsen and Sarah Perchikoff, EW.com, 21 May 2024
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Nina Kahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2024
Whether via impulsive eldest son Nate (Peter Krause), anxious middle son David (Michael C. Hall), artsy little sister Claire (Lauren Ambrose), or their repressed mother Ruth (Frances Conroy), the struggles the Fishers face are almost painfully relatable.
—Kevin Jacobsen and Sarah Perchikoff, EW.com, 21 May 2024
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“Artsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artsy. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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