I. ˈär]d.ē, ˈȧ], ]tē, -i\ adjective
( -er/-est )
1. : imitative often unsuccessfully of art : having some of the showier characteristics of art
no arty or pretentious line ever got into his daily cartoon — James Thurber
2. : aspiring often unsuccessfully to be artistic : showing dilettante interests : marked by concern with accidental rather than essential characteristics of art
his arty but beautiful wife — V.P.Hass
II. abbreviation
artillery