polystylistic

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adjective

Partaking of multiple styles

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multistylistic
OriginEnglish stylistic ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

adjectivepolystylistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableartPartaking of multiple styles

    The more involving of the jazz sets included […] a group of shorter, polystylistic pieces by Jonathan Batiste; and a few standards dazzlingly played by Lee Musiker.

    2008 January 23, Allan Kozinn, “Mystical to Muscular: Many Styles in Play at a Keyboard Marathon”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: multistylistic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePartaking of multiple styles

Similar
multistylistic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishstylistic
  6. Englishpolystylistic

From poly- + stylistic.

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APA

polystylistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polystylistic

MLA

“polystylistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polystylistic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polystylistic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polystylistic.

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