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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Lots of people don’t realize how much stylistic variety Wilson baked into his ten major plays, some of which are written in the mode of realism, others more akin to Greek tragedy.
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Lots of people don’t realize how much stylistic variety Wilson baked into his 10 major plays, some of which are written in the mode of realism, others more akin to Greek tragedy.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Overcoming the decades-long generational belief that certain colors, prints, and fabrics are reserved for specific seasons and occasions—or worse, outright forbidden—has been one of today's greatest stylistic triumphs; if only for the sheer liberation of finally letting go of what others think.
—Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 26 Apr. 2026
The water menu’s passion fruit mojito ($14) the void’s sole entry, Reincarnation ($13), stretches the stylistic continuity of the moody restaurant.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Lots of people don’t realize how much stylistic variety Wilson baked into his 10 major plays, some of which are written in the mode of realism, others more akin to Greek tragedy.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Overcoming the decades-long generational belief that certain colors, prints, and fabrics are reserved for specific seasons and occasions—or worse, outright forbidden—has been one of today's greatest stylistic triumphs; if only for the sheer liberation of finally letting go of what others think.
—Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 26 Apr. 2026
The water menu’s passion fruit mojito ($14) the void’s sole entry, Reincarnation ($13), stretches the stylistic continuity of the moody restaurant.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Stylistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stylistic. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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