unartistlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- 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 artisteder. English artist Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English artistlike English unartistlike From un- + artistlike.
Meanings
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Not artistlike; unartistic.
[…] the defects of the plates are owing to the engraver, WF Starling; who has executed them in a coarse, flimsy, unartistlike manner, as though cheapness rather than excellence had been aimed at.
1846, The Spectator: Volume 19, page 19:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unartistlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unartistlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |