From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
artistic
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of art or artists; "his
artistic background"
2: satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities; "artistic
workmanship"
3: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
[syn: aesthetic, esthetic, pleasing]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Artistic \Ar*tis"tic\, Artistical \Ar*tis"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F.
artistique, fr. artiste.]
Of or pertaining to art or to artists; made in the manner of
an artist; conformable to art; characterized by art; showing
taste or skill. -- Ar*tis"tic*al*ly, adv.
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