artistiko
artistíko with stress marks
artistic
Usage Note
Artistiko describes someone or something that has artistic quality or shows creative skill. It is used to compliment a person's talent or to describe aesthetically pleasing work. The word carries a positive, admiring tone and is common in everyday conversation, social media captions, and arts criticism in the Philippines.
Examples
" Artistiko ang larawan mo. "
Natural Translation
Your photo is artistic.
Literal Translation
Artistic the photo your.
" Artistiko talaga ang disenyo ng iyong sala. "
Natural Translation
The design of your living room is really artistic.
Literal Translation
Artistic really the design of-your living-room.
" Bagaman simple lang ang materyales na ginamit niya, naging napaka-artistiko ng kanyang likha dahil sa malikhaing paggamit ng kulay at hugis. "
Natural Translation
Although the materials she used were simple, her creation turned out very artistic because of her creative use of color and shape.
Literal Translation
Although simple only the materials that used she, became very-artistic of her creation because of creative use of color and shape.
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