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artily

artily adverb: in an arty fashion.

Adverb

artily (comparative more artily, superlative most artily)

  1. (rare) In an arty fashion.
    • Of course, there are better examples of this artily conscious cult of the naïve: we may mention the Seven Pieces (24) which Jimmy Giuffre, a musically educated white jazz composer, wrote for himself on clarinet or sax, with J. Hall on guitar and Red Mitchell on bass.1975, Wilfrid Mellers, Music in a New Found Land: Themes and Developments in the History of American Music, page 362
    • Attracts an indie, mostly Thai crowd, to drink cocktails (B120) and 3.5-litre towers of draft Heineken (B500) at its wrought-iron tables and artily mismatched furniture.2010, Lucy Ridout, The Rough Guide to Bangkok

Forms of artily

comparativemore artily
superlativemost artily

Origin of artily

From arty + -ly.

Questions about artily

What does artily mean?
Artily means in an arty fashion.
What part of speech is artily?
Artily is an adverb.

Words near artily in the dictionary

  1. artilleryman
  2. artillerymen
  3. artilleryship
  4. artillerywoman
  5. artillerywomen
  6. artily
  7. Artin
  8. Artin ring
  9. Artin rings
  10. Artina
  11. artiness

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