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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Jake Cole, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
In late 2015, Spain’s subsidy rules changed, ditching domestic box office performance as a main criteria in favor of a multi-point system, which for artier films prized a producer or director’s festival track-record, plus first features.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2025
Analysts have cited new, low-grossing features by Oscar-winning directors such as Steven Soderbergh (Black Bag) and Bong Joon Ho (Mickey 17) as evidence that supporting artier efforts comes with consequences.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
Thomas and guitarist Peter Laughner teamed up to launch the artier, spikier Pere Ubu, whose name wast a riff on the outré 19th century French play Ubu Roi.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
In Japan, theatrical audience loss to television resulted in the movie industry turning to exploitation cinema to entice crowds, leaving artier filmmakers few avenues for funding.
—Jake Cole, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
In late 2015, Spain’s subsidy rules changed, ditching domestic box office performance as a main criteria in favor of a multi-point system, which for artier films prized a producer or director’s festival track-record, plus first features.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2025
Analysts have cited new, low-grossing features by Oscar-winning directors such as Steven Soderbergh (Black Bag) and Bong Joon Ho (Mickey 17) as evidence that supporting artier efforts comes with consequences.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
Thomas and guitarist Peter Laughner teamed up to launch the artier, spikier Pere Ubu, whose name wast a riff on the outré 19th century French play Ubu Roi.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Arty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arty. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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