artistically C1 Topic:Art & Music US /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkli/ See IPA manual Freq #38796 Meanings 1 adv In a skilful or creative way that shows artistic taste. The cake was artistically decorated with sugar flowers. 2 adv In terms of art or artistic quality. Artistically, the film is impressive, even if the plot is weak. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms inartistically Related forms artistic Etymology AI details From artistic + -ally. Topics Art & Music Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # artistically **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkli/ **Frequency rank:** 38796 ## Meanings 1. In a skilful or creative way that shows artistic taste. 2. In terms of art or artistic quality. ## Examples - The cake was artistically decorated with sugar flowers. - Artistically, the film is impressive, even if the plot is weak. ## Derived Forms - inartistically ## Related Forms - artistic ## Etymology From artistic + -ally. ## AI Etymology Artistically is from artistic + -ally. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean in a skilful or creative way that shows artistic taste, or in terms of art or artistic quality. Related forms include artistic. Derived formations include inartistically. ## Topics - Art & Music - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown