artistically
/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkli/
artistically adverb: in an artistic manner.
Adverb
artistically (comparative more artistically, superlative most artistically)
- In an artistic manner.
- It was a view of Wildfell Hall, as seen at early morning from the field below, rising in dark relief against a sky of clear silvery blue, with a few red streaks on the horizon, faithfully drawn and coloured, and very elegantly and artistically handled.1848, Anne Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
- Regarding arts
- There’s a moment when John Sill gazes at the “Mona Lisa,” which he has stolen from the Louvre. The painting, he villainsplains to Kitu, is artistically unimpressive but nevertheless “a work of genius. Marketing genius.”2022 November 1, Molly Young, “In a New Novel, Percival Everett Riffs Gleefully on 007”, in The New York Times
Examples of artistically in a sentence
- The series' continuation was commercially if not artistically successful.
- What a cozy little breakfast room — and the wall is so artistically splatterdashed.
- A mammoth angel’s-food cake was artistically decorated by the emblematical candles.
Forms of artistically
| comparative | more artistically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most artistically |
Origin of artistically
From artistic + -ally.
Words formed from artistically
Questions about artistically
- What does artistically mean?
- Artistically means in an artistic manner.
- What part of speech is artistically?
- Artistically is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce artistically?
- Artistically is pronounced /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkli/.
Words near artistically in the dictionary
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