artyfarty

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word artyfarty. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word artyfarty, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say artyfarty in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word artyfarty you have here. The definition of the word artyfarty will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofartyfarty, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Adjective

artyfarty (comparative more artyfarty, superlative most artyfarty)

  1. Alternative form of arty-farty
    • 1981, Margaret Gardner Mayorga, Stanley Richards, The Best Short Plays, page 254:
      Return on investment imperative. Stop. Forget the artyfarty stuff.
    • 1983, Jazz Forum - Issues 80-85, page 57:
      To protect himself against his ignorance in either instance, the producer may accuse the composer of too much integrity, and find him too slow, too artyfarty, too obstinate, too costly, too much of a perfectionist.
    • 2015, Reginald Hill, Bones and Silence:
      'He's not that keen on formal social occasions,' said Pascoe, who knew that the constable who sorted Dalziel's mail had strict instructions to file all invitations that smelled of civic tedium or artyfarty ennui in a large plastic rubbish bag.

Noun

artyfarty (plural artyfarties)

  1. Alternative form of arty-farty
    • 2016, Christy Campbell, Mini: An Intimate Biography, page 60:
      Especially Midlands carmakers who did not want to be lectured by a bunch of London artyfarties otherwise fussing over the design of spoons.
    • 2017, Fiona Farrell, Decline and Fall on Savage Street, →ISBN, page 161:
      Lon hair versus short hair, right versus left, Nat versus Commie, artyfarty versus pig. You had to choose your tribe.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia