: 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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Grand Bohemian Orlando, Autograph Collection The Grand Bohemian is an artsy, upscale escape in the heart of downtown Orlando and a couple of miles from Mills 50.
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In the early 70s, the British maverick had already made a name for himself with Deliverance, which was the kind of artsy genre flick championed by a New Hollywood whose directors owed more to the European arthouse than to classic studio fare.
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Schneiderman and his wife, Mona Weinberg, a public-school teacher with an artistic streak who taught guitar and piano on the side, sold in the late 1960s to Aurelie Dwyer, another artsy professional with bold style.
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Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
In the early 70s, the British maverick had already made a name for himself with Deliverance, which was the kind of artsy genre flick championed by a New Hollywood whose directors owed more to the European arthouse than to classic studio fare.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Schneiderman and his wife, Mona Weinberg, a public-school teacher with an artistic streak who taught guitar and piano on the side, sold in the late 1960s to Aurelie Dwyer, another artsy professional with bold style.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2025
In her first of two posts, Jen uploaded a snap of herself and Sharrieff, 54, posing together in front of an artsy backdrop, while surrounded by photo booth props.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Artsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artsy. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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