semitalented en · ADJ
Etymology
From semi- + talented.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having a certain amount of talent.
Funny, faux-naïve paintings by this Toronto artist resemble the works of a semitalented high school stoner steeped in heavy metal music, fantasy novels and French Symbolism. Mr. Ethier paints on easel-size panels in oleaginous glazes, creating an oozy, finger-painting-like luminosity.
2009 May 1, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times: