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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How that is playing out in terms of stylistic difference will have to be weighed by bootleg-favoring Dylanologists who are more attuned to the subtleties of band interplay.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2026
The stylistic eccentricities have been dialed back, including the use of old Hollywood film clips to reflect the action and possibly the thoughts of its main character, a cinephile from space, who is both practicing and enacting the work of a private detective.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
But even here, Wilde’s stylistic choices can veer from shrewd to overly studied.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
Conjuring the troubled inner life of a young, successful Buenos Aires fashion designer with an uncommon mix of stylistic rigor and feeling, the film frays your nerves.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
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Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2026
The stylistic eccentricities have been dialed back, including the use of old Hollywood film clips to reflect the action and possibly the thoughts of its main character, a cinephile from space, who is both practicing and enacting the work of a private detective.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
But even here, Wilde’s stylistic choices can veer from shrewd to overly studied.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
Conjuring the troubled inner life of a young, successful Buenos Aires fashion designer with an uncommon mix of stylistic rigor and feeling, the film frays your nerves.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
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“Stylistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stylistic. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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