stylistic

American  

[stahy-lis-tik] / staɪˈlɪs tɪk /

Sometimes stylistical

adjective

1. of or relating to style.

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stylistic British  

/ staɪˈlɪstɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to style, esp artistic or literary style

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Other Word Forms

• stylistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of stylistic

First recorded in 1855–60; style + -istic

Example Sentences

Anyone who reads “Fairview” will understand the challenge of producing it, but I don’t think I fully appreciated how much stylistic nuance is in play.

From Los Angeles Times

The author makes the odd stylistic choice of referring to the engineers, businessmen and politicians he writes about by their first name.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unlike Douglas Sirk’s beautifully photographed Technicolor melodramas of the 1950s, or the subgenre’s more narratively contemplative, weepy entries from the late ’70s, the new guard of romantic tearjerkers doesn’t have a pronounced stylistic draw.

From Salon

The stylistic bait-and-switch doesn’t just hamper the film’s momentum; it reveals just how silly the entire endeavor up until the climax has been.

From Salon

"Materials analysis, stylistic and thematic similarities, alterations made by Rembrandt, and the overall quality of the painting all support the conclusion that this painting is a genuine work," the gallery said.

From BBC