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Definitions

stylistic

[stahy-lis-tik] / staɪˈlɪs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
elocutionary
Synonyms
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eloquent rhetorical
ADJECTIVE
oratorical
Synonyms
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bombastic declamatory dramatic elaborate elocutionary eloquent expressive fervid forceful gesticulative gesturing grandiloquent impassioned important imposing inflated intoning lofty long-winded loud noble noisy orotund ostentatious persuasive pompous senatorial stagy stentorian theatrical tumid verbose vivid
Antonyms
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natural simple undramatic

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 20, 2026

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 • Mar. 15, 2026

Vanguard’s equity funds are managed externally, and big funds like Primecap saw a string of underperformance from 2019 through 2021 and again in 2024, in part from stylistic headwinds.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The demographic of trot's loyal fanbase is driving this stylistic shift, explains Jung.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Their respective genealogies also created temperamental and stylistic contrasts.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis