inartistic
- adjective
- /ˌɪnɑrˈtɪstɪk/
- Despite its inartistic design, the building served its purpose effectively.
Examples
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That a great star, an artist, could be so inartistic.
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It's not only inaccurate, it's inartistic.
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The tortures to which he was subjected indicated a certain inartistic crudeness on the part of the murderer.
Fiction book (2000) -
It gave the book an unpolished, inartistic, uncalculated, and unpretentious quality.
Academic text (2000) -
The presentation was inartistic, lacking any visual appeal or creativity.
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Her writing style was often criticized as inartistic, emphasizing clarity over artistry.
Synonyms
Showing little taste or skill in making things look beautiful
Not pleasant to look at
Not pleasing to look at
Not intended to be beautiful or creative
Antonyms
How Artistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inartistic starts with in- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from art, which means 'skill' or 'craft' and is the same root as in artist. So inartistic describes something 'not showing skill or good taste'.