Artistical

/ɑrˈtɪstɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of art or artists; showing artistic skill or taste (archaic form of 'artistic').

Etymology

From artist plus -ical (variant of -ic or -ical suffix). This form is largely archaic; 'artistic' is the modern standard.

Kelly Says

English has lots of variant suffixes like -ic and -ical that mean almost the same thing—'historic' vs 'historical'—but over centuries, one version usually wins out, which is why 'artistic' defeated 'artistical'.

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