artistically

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US /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkli/
adv Freq #38796

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in an artistic manner

    it was artistically decorated

  2. 2
    adv

    In an artistic manner.

    It was a view of Wildfell Hall, as seen at early morning from the field below, rising in dark relief against a sky of clear silvery blue, with a few red streaks on the horizon, faithfully drawn and coloured, and very elegantly and artistically handled.

  3. 3
    adv

    Regarding arts

    There’s a moment when John Sill gazes at the “Mona Lisa,” which he has stolen from the Louvre. The painting, he villainsplains to Kitu, is artistically unimpressive but nevertheless “a work of genius. Marketing genius.”

Etymology

From artistic + -ally.

Thesaurus

Word family
Derived forms inartistically
Related forms artistic

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