artier; artiest
informal + usually disapproving
: artistic in a way that seems insincere or too extreme
some arty intellectual type who doesn't know the meaning of hard work
a rock band with arty pretensions
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“Arty.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/arty. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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