art´i|ness

art´i|ness
art|y «AHR tee», adjective, art|i|er, art|i|est.
Informal. making a pretense or show of being artistic: »

The secret of Huston's direction is that it is sensitive and artistic without being self-consciously arty (Newsweek).

art´i|ly, adverb.
art´i|ness, noun.

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