artistic

UK /ɑːˈtɪs.tɪk/ US /ɑɹˈtɪs.tɪk/
adj 3adv 1

Definitions

adj

1

Having or revealing creative skill.

He [Abraham Lincoln] leaves for America’s history and biography, so far, not only its most dramatic reminiscence—he leaves, in my opinion, the greatest, best, most characteristic, artistic, moral personality.

2

Relating to or characteristic of art or artists.

Art should be independent of all clap-trap—should stand alone, and appeal to the artistic sense of eye or ear, without confounding this with emotions entirely foreign to it, as devotion, pity, love, patriotism, and the like.

3

Aesthetically pleasing.

To be artistic, that is, to excite the feeling of beauty effectually, the notes must not be all forte or all piano ; and the execution is the finer the more numerous the gradations—supposing these are such as to satisfy other requirements.

adv

1

Artistically, in an artistic style.

'You've got to do it artistic. Here, like this.'

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