artistly adjective 1adverb 1forms 2 adjective1 •(rare) Befitting an artist.Artistly people and some writerlies and some law students slumming. — 2004 adverb1 •In an artistic fashion.There's Kirkup cocks his eye at her, not wickedly, but artistly, and declares she has the most beautiful eyes, forehead, nose, mouth, chin, cheeks, neck and all that, and such a figure, such a shape! — 1966 formsmore artistly · most artistly