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artistically

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkli/
  • /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkəli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AA0 R T IH1 S T IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an artistic manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Regarding arts

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in an artistic manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it was artistically decorated

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2er- Proto-Indo-European *h2értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artiste Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French artistiquebor. English artistic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English artistically From artistic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: artísticament — In an artistic manner
  • Finnish: taiteellisesti — In an artistic manner
  • French: artistiquement — In an artistic manner
  • French: artistement — In an artistic manner
  • Galician: artisticamente — In an artistic manner
  • German: künstlerisch — In an artistic manner
  • Italian: artisticamente — In an artistic manner
  • Polish: artystycznie — In an artistic manner
  • Portuguese: artisticamente — In an artistic manner
  • Spanish: artísticamente — In an artistic manner
Real reading context

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