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

The project represents a significant stylistic departure for Lee, who won the Golden Horse Award for best action choreography with her gritty boxing drama. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026

According to Fierman, the choice of color in grout is a stylistic one, and maintenance and cleaning are not impacted by color choice. —Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026

Bowing to popular demand, Fennell’s lackluster film doesn’t really bother with the stylistic flourishes of the source — this is really just the Cathy and Heathcliffe show, two awful people competing to destroy each other and threatening to take us to hell with them into the bargain. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026

Outerwear, in particular, presents strong potential for future growth—both in terms of stylistic innovation and category expansion. —Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 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