artful vs arty-farty

artful

adj
  • Exhibiting or using much art or skill; dexterous; skilful. 

  • Not naturally produced; artificial; imitative. 

  • Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious. 

  • Skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning. 

arty-farty

adj
  • Pretentiously artistic; self-important or self-indulgent, especially when describing an artistic project. 

noun
  • Someone who is arty-farty. 

How often have the words artful and arty-farty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )