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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to artists or the fine arts.
  • adjective Showily or affectedly artistic.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective showily imitative of art or artists.

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  • adjective Pretending to artistic worth; high-flown.

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  • adjective showily imitative of art or artists

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  • Military slang for artillery.

    July 30, 2022