Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to style, especially literary style.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or relating to style.
- noun The art of forming a good style in writing. Also used in the plural.
- noun A treatise on style.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Of or pertaining to style in language.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or pertaining to
style , especially tolinguistic orliterary style
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to style (especially in the use of language)
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Examples
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Though I’d argue that what you term stylistic urban fantasy also offers a wider range of protagonists than the stereotypical straight white “can-do” male.
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Traditional Huichol art forms were handed down from generation to generation, but they have changed in stylistic expression with the introduction of new materials, such as glass beads, metal, and commercial dyes.
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Traditional Huichol art forms were handed down from generation to generation, but they have changed in stylistic expression with the introduction of new materials, such as glass beads, metal, and commercial dyes.
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However, as I have tried to show, the adoption of commercially produced media, such as glass beads and coloured yarn, and changes or developments in stylistic expression do not necessarily detract from the authenticity of an art object.
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Traditional Huichol art forms were handed down from generation to generation, but they have changed in stylistic expression with the introduction of new materials, such as glass beads, metal, and commercial dyes.
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However, as I have tried to show, the adoption of commercially produced media, such as glass beads and coloured yarn, and changes or developments in stylistic expression do not necessarily detract from the authenticity of an art object.
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And it seems pretty clear that, at the moment, the outside perception of art music has become as much an exercise in stylistic categorization as it is in popular music.
Archive 2007-04-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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And it seems pretty clear that, at the moment, the outside perception of art music has become as much an exercise in stylistic categorization as it is in popular music.
On the Pulitzers Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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I don't think we should be ruled (in stylistic matters) by teachers of Freshman Comp.
Passive Voice Should Be Avoided, Especially in Blog Post Titles Richard Nokes 2006
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Film is a different enough format to warrant certain stylistic and plot changes.
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