variants
or styli-
or stylo-
: style : styloid process
stylopodium
stylography
plural styli
ˈstī(-ə)-ˌlī 
also styluses
ˈstī-lə-səz
also styluses
ˈstī-lə-səz
: an instrument for writing, marking, or incising: such as
a
: an instrument used by the ancients in writing on clay or waxed tablets
b
: a hard-pointed pen-shaped instrument for marking on stencils used in a reproducing machine
c(1)
(2)
: a cutting tool used to produce an original record groove during disc recording
d
: a pen-shaped pointing device used for entering data (such as positional information from a graphics tablet) into a computer
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Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Reading on a beach chair in the shade using the Kobo Libra Colour (8/10 WIRED Recommends), which is waterproof, has color E Ink, and has a mode for doodling down ideas with a stylus.
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Martin Cizmar,
Wired News,
18 June 2026
The Pro starts at $1,499 with 256GB of storage (before adding a keyboard or stylus), and the Laptop starts at $1,599 with a 512GB SSD — each with 16GB of RAM, with configs that go much higher.
—
Antonio G. Di Benedetto,
The Verge,
16 June 2026
This refined profile enables the stylus to trace the most intricate groove modulations with more accuracy.
—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
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Noun
Don't miss your chance to grab this high-end digital stylus for under $100.
—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Reading on a beach chair in the shade using the Kobo Libra Colour (8/10 WIRED Recommends), which is waterproof, has color E Ink, and has a mode for doodling down ideas with a stylus.
—
Martin Cizmar,
Wired News,
18 June 2026
The Pro starts at $1,499 with 256GB of storage (before adding a keyboard or stylus), and the Laptop starts at $1,599 with a 512GB SSD — each with 16GB of RAM, with configs that go much higher.
—
Antonio G. Di Benedetto,
The Verge,
16 June 2026
This refined profile enables the stylus to trace the most intricate groove modulations with more accuracy.
—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for styl-
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“Styl-.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/styl-. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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