formalist

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Mr. Stella, a formalist of Calvinist severity, rejected all attempts to interpret his work.

From New York Times • May 4, 2024

In the 51-page, partially redacted document, Sir Peter said Harry's lawyers had taken "an inappropriate, formalist interpretation of the Ravec process".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

My dad is a die-hard Beatles fan too — that’s how I learned like, a formalist pop song structure.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Zonana again employs the same formalist approach he used in his stunning debut, "Workforce," with artfully composed still shots that observe the action in a cold, detached manner.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2023

Precise′ness; Preci′sian, an over-precise person: a formalist: a puritan; Preci′sianism; Preci′sianist, Preci′sionist, a precisian; Preci′sion, quality of being precise: exactness: accuracy.—v.t.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various