artistically
C1
adv
Freq #38796
Meanings
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1
adv
in an artistic manner
it was artistically decorated
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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.
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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