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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Adjective
At any rate, with this heavy arty lineup of movies, the relatively new box office category looks like an idea of genius by the show’s producers in order to guarantee at least some films viewers have heard of, much less seen.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
Keep an eye out for Banksy murals in the arty Shoreditch area.
—Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
In an interview, Moralioglu described it as the artier sister to South Audley Street, and said the location was more of a tourist destination.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Jaeger-LeCoultre gave the Reverso Tribute an arty twist in September, presenting three new references in honor of the late, great Xu Beihong.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Arty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arty. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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