stylistic
adjective
sty·lis·tic
stī-ˈli-stik 
: of or relating especially to literary or artistic style
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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Every aspect of Maddie’s Secret is indeed made with love, showing reverence for the stylistic flourishes that made TV movies so memorable.
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Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
But there is one exception, a scene whose dramatic importance is reflected in a startling inventiveness of composition, and whose stylistic finesse provides a clue about where Aster’s emotional investment lies.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
The film is alive with stylistic playfulness.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
What works in Dead Man’s Wire is its stylistic claustrophobia and its prevailing mood of disillusionment.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
But there is one exception, a scene whose dramatic importance is reflected in a startling inventiveness of composition, and whose stylistic finesse provides a clue about where Aster’s emotional investment lies.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
The film is alive with stylistic playfulness.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
What works in Dead Man’s Wire is its stylistic claustrophobia and its prevailing mood of disillusionment.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stylistic
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“Stylistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stylistic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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