stylistic

adjective

sty·​lis·​tic stī-ˈli-stik How to pronounce stylistic (audio)
: of or relating especially to literary or artistic style
stylistically adverb

Examples of stylistic in a Sentence

There are a number of stylistic changes in the new car. stylistic differences among various writers
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The Inter Miami attacker should also be worth watching regardless of your stylistic preferences. Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025 Examples of the concept are the unique stylistic renderings of characters on The Simpsons or the distinct look and style of movies from Studio Ghibli. Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 And Wang plays with his audience’s perceptions of what is actually going on in and around the pair with the aid of ambitious stylistic flourishes that include roving cameras, split screens, and an ongoing dance between what’s real and what’s imagined. Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025 Like Williams, Gordon represents a stylistic shift to the type of off-ball runs that Arsenal currently deploy. Art De Roché, New York Times, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for stylistic

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stylistic was in 1860

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“Stylistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stylistic. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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