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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The vitality of classic formats such as thrillers and mysteries comes not from their nostalgic reminders of old movies but from their power to inspire and embody new ideas and stylistic advances.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Unlike last season’s Lincoln Center Theater revival, directed by Lila Neugebauer, this production has a stylistic sure-footedness.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
All of the competing impulses here — the stylistic expectation of the fans, the financial restrictions, the richer rivals, the lack of recent success — only Pochettino could successfully chart a way through it all, bringing everyone with him right up until the end.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Levinson also employs various stylistic devices, including intercutting a murder with scenes from the 1949 gangster classic White Heat, that feel strained.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Unlike last season’s Lincoln Center Theater revival, directed by Lila Neugebauer, this production has a stylistic sure-footedness.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
All of the competing impulses here — the stylistic expectation of the fans, the financial restrictions, the richer rivals, the lack of recent success — only Pochettino could successfully chart a way through it all, bringing everyone with him right up until the end.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Levinson also employs various stylistic devices, including intercutting a murder with scenes from the 1949 gangster classic White Heat, that feel strained.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Stylistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stylistic. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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