Artsy
//ˈɑɹtsi// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of artsie. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of arty. alt-of, alternative
"Yeah, we were the artsy kids. Theatre people and comic book writers. The geeks. The freaks. Well, we've been sitting here all along at our own table in a forgotten corner of the high school cafeteria, and have some stuff to show you."
Example
More examples"Elsewhere on his travels, the ambassador says, he found San Francisco to be more like Europe than other American cities, and reminiscent of Amsterdam’s “artsy, slightly anarchistic” atmosphere."
Etymology
From arts + -y.
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