Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a manner that shows creative skill or aesthetic sensitivity: Performing or doing something with artistic quality, imagination, or beauty.
   • In a way related to art or artists: Concerning the principles, methods, or appreciation of art.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • The room was artistically decorated with handmade paper flowers. (The decoration was done with creative skill and an eye for beauty.)
  • She arranged the food on the plate artistically, making it look like a painting. (She arranged it in a visually pleasing and creative way.)
  • He approaches problems artistically, always looking for an elegant and creative solution. (He uses a creative, non-standard approach.)

Advanced Usage

• "artistically inclined": Having a natural talent or interest in the arts.
  • Even as a child, she was artistically inclined, always drawing or painting.
• "artistically satisfying": Providing a sense of creative or aesthetic fulfillment.
  • The project was commercially successful but not artistically satisfying for the director.

Variants and Related Words

• Artistic (adjective): Having or revealing natural creative skill.
  • She comes from a very artistic family.
• Artist (noun): A person who creates art.
• Artistry (noun): Creative skill or ability.
  • The artistry of the chef was evident in every dish.

Synonyms

• Creatively: In an imaginative and original way.
• Aesthetically: In a manner concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
• With flair: With a stylish and original manner.

Antonyms

• Inartistically: In a manner lacking artistic skill or sensitivity.
• Crudely: In a rough or unskillful way.
• Plainly: In a simple, unadorned manner without artistic intent.

Related Phrases

• Artistic license: The freedom to deviate from facts or conventions for creative effect.
  • The filmmaker took some artistic license with the historical events.
• Artistic merit: The quality of value that a work possesses as art.
  • The debate centered on the film's artistic merit versus its popular appeal.

Adverb

1. in an artistic manner
   • it was artistically decorated