stylistic

adjective

sty·​lis·​tic stī-ˈli-stik 

: of or relating especially to literary or artistic style

stylistically

stī-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē 

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

Kawamura makes the point explicit late in the proceedings, with a hallucinatory outdoor sequence that briefly removes us from the train station altogether—easily the story’s most glaring structural and stylistic anomaly. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026

Procreative skepticism and stylistic restraint often go hand in hand. —Aaron Matz, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026

The stylistic decision aligns the song’s themes with Taylor’s legacy, drawing parallels between old Hollywood glamour and modern celebrity culture. —Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026

This can be explained by Emery having no stylistic or direct replacement for the 23-year-old, nor do Villa tend to win matches comfortably. —Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stylistic

• artistic
• autistic
• ballistic
• cladistic
• heuristic
• holistic
• linguistic
• logistic
• monistic
• patristic
• sadistic
• simplistic