单词 | art-like |
释义 | art-likeadj.adv. A. adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having practical, operative, or constructive skill > according to the rules of art artificial?a1425 artful1590 art-like1611 1611 A. Hopton Speculum Topographicum sig. a1 A most Art-like proiectment [sc. the astrolabe]. 1638 W. Rawley tr. F. Bacon Hist. Nat. & Exper. Life & Death 8 Hitherto have beene propounded, Inquisitions touching Length, and Shortnesse of Life, besides the Rules of Art, and in a confused manner; Now wee thinke to adde some, which shall be more Art-like [STC 1157 reads Artificiall]. 2. Resembling or having the appearance of (fine) art; artistic. ΚΠ 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xiv. 289 A highly art-like, almost artistic, song. 1971 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 30 44/1 One has learned to enliven the landscape by enjoying artlike forms all around. 1980 Taxon 29 669 The artlike, non-scientific nature of such classifications has been stressed also by Stebbins. 2005 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 13 Dec. The Auto-Painting palette gives you the chance to apply artlike textures, brush strokes and other natural effects. In a skilful or learned manner. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > with skill or art artificially?a1425 artlya1450 art-like1630 1630 J. Taylor Wks. i. 9 Though the Method and the Phrase be plaine, Not artlike writ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1611 |
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