inartistic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *h₂értis Proto-Italic *artis Latin ars Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -ista Late Latin artistader. French artiste Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French artistiquebor. English artistic English inartistic From in- (negative prefix) + artistic.
Meanings
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Lacking in artistic ability.
my inartistic flings at pottery
1990 April 21, Elizabeth R. Brown, “It Was A Woman Who Killed Her”, in Gay Community News, page 5:
- Not done in an artistic style.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inartistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inartistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
inartisticality · inartistically · inartisticness
Translations (4)
fi epätaiteellinen (lacking in artistic ability) · pt inartístico (not done in artistic style) · fi epätaiteellinen (not done in artistic style) · pt inartístico (lacking in artistic ability)