artily

Definitions

In an arty fashion.

rare

Examples

“Of course, there are better examples of this artily conscious cult of the naïve: we may mention⟳ the Seven Pieces (24) which Jimmy Giuffre, a musically educated white jazz composer, wrote for himself on clarinet or sax, with J. Hall on guitar and Red Mitchell on bass.”

“Attracts an indie, mostly Thai crowd, to drink⟳ cocktails (B120) and 3.5-litre towers of draft Heineken (B500) at its wrought-iron tables and artily mismatched furniture.”

“He stood in front of her wearing an artily ironic nylon leopard-skin print⟳ vest bought from the kind of shops where Marcia had rebelliously shopped in high school when she'd been 'going native' as Evie put⟳ it.”

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