stilted

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
Of a building or architectural feature such as an arch or vault: supported by stilts (“supporting pillars or posts”); also (generally) having the main part raised above the usual level by some structure.

verb

/ˈstɪltɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-stilted.wav

stilted more stilted most stilted

From stilt + -ed.

awkward laboured affected theatrical effete fey recherché hoity-toity overrefined pansified precious pretentious smug stagy stilted Woosterian

unstilted humble natural

stilted arch stiltedly stiltedness unstilted

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