: 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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Accordingly, the hotel attracts an artsy and fashionable clientele; its lounges and hallways buzz during the annual Art Basel fair and events like the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and Miami Music Week.
—Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Right on the Esopus Creek in the heart of the Catskills, Phoenicia is equal parts artsy and outdoorsy.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Not to be hoity-toity or artsy or whatever.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
From the cobbled lanes of Old Montréal to the leafy streets and Victorian townhouses of Plateau-Mont-Royal and the artsy cafés and vintage shops of Mile End, Québec’s largest city deserves more than a quick weekend escape.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
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Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Right on the Esopus Creek in the heart of the Catskills, Phoenicia is equal parts artsy and outdoorsy.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Not to be hoity-toity or artsy or whatever.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
From the cobbled lanes of Old Montréal to the leafy streets and Victorian townhouses of Plateau-Mont-Royal and the artsy cafés and vintage shops of Mile End, Québec’s largest city deserves more than a quick weekend escape.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Artsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artsy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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