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
Recent Examples on the Web Although the climactic scenes, which perhaps hew too closely to the original, are striking from a stylistic perspective, by this point Tony Miller, and Crowe with him, have completely surrendered credibility. Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024 The show includes 60 works tracing her stylistic evolution as an artist —portraiture busts, small and larger scale nude sculptures — depicting grand Classical themes and intimate domestic ones. Booth Moore, WWD, 15 June 2024 Plenty of joy emanates from the music and lyrics of David Yazbek, whose score offers up loads of stylistic and irreverent humor (not always aided by the theater’s occasionally muffled sound system). David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024 Kirkwood uses the second half to take wilder stylistic swings. Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for stylistic 

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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 4 Jul. 2024.

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