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inartistic

[ in-ahr-tis-tik ]

/ ˌɪn ɑrˈtɪs tɪk /

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adjective

lacking in artistic sense or appreciation.

not artistic; not aesthetically appealing: inartistic grafitti.

Also in·ar·tis·ti·cal.

Origin of inartistic

First recorded in 1855–60; in-³ + artistic

OTHER WORDS FROM inartistic

in·ar·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby inartistic

inarch, inarguable, inari, inarticulate, inartificial, inartistic, inasmuch as, inassimilable, inattention, inattentive, inaudible

Example sentences from the Web for inartistic

Early critics called it 'a strange, inartistic story' with 'purposeless power.'

Battle of the Brontes |Jennie Yabroff |March 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Early critics called it "a strange, inartistic story" with "purposeless power."

Battle of the Brontes |Jennie Yabroff |March 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, unprogressive builders are still adhering to this inartistic plan.

The Recent Revolution in Organ Building |George Laing Miller
Usually they are irrelevant and inartistic asides by the author.

Short Story Writing |Charles Raymond Barrett

It would be so inartistic as to be absurd in a line of poetry.

Literature in the Elementary School |Porter Lander MacClintock
She would have called him back, but he had no idea of lending himself to anything so inartistic.

The Moving Finger |E. Phillips Oppenheim
The surgeon who was dressing his wounds remarked on their jagged, inartistic nature.

Venice and its Story |Thomas Okey

British Dictionary definitions for inartistic

inartistic

/ (ˌɪnɑːˈtɪstɪk) /

adjective

lacking in artistic skill, appreciation, etc; Philistine

Derived forms of inartistic

inartistically, adverb