1. comparative form of arty; more pretentiously or self-consciously artistic
Usage: informal

Examples

• The new gallery downtown is even artier than the one uptown.
• Her latest paintings are artier but less accessible to general audiences.
• The film festival grew artier each year, attracting fewer mainstream viewers.
• He found the coffee shop’s artier atmosphere intimidating.
• The magazine became artier after the new editor took over.