ARTY


Meaning of ARTY in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.