artistic
adjective
ar·tis·tic
är-ˈti-stik 
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of art or artists
artistic subjects
an artistic success
2
: showing imaginative skill in arrangement or execution
artistic photography
Examples of artistic in a Sentence
a work of artistic value
He shows real artistic talent.
Both of my children are very artistic.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2026
While people born in the year of the snake are seen as charismatic, intelligent, and artistic, they are also often considered cunning and mysterious.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Over roughly three decades, the Dardennes, now in their seventies, have built a filmography of such remarkable artistic, dramatic, and political consistency as to suggest a single cinematic consciousness in two bodies.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2026
With her English editions of Dante still by her side, Bang was at work on an artistic venture very much of the digital age.
—Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Artistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artistic. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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artistic
adjective
ar·tis·tic
är-ˈtis-tik
1
: relating to or characteristic of art or artists
2
: showing skill and imagination
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