stylistic
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sty·lis·tic

adjective \stī-ˈlis-tik\

Definition of STYLISTIC

: of or relating especially to literary or artistic style
sty·lis·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of STYLISTIC

  1. There are a number of stylistic changes in the new car.
  2. stylistic differences among various writers

First Known Use of STYLISTIC

1860

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

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