stilted

[ stil-tid ]
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adjective
  1. stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous.

  2. Architecture. (of an arch) resting on imposts treated in part as downward continuations of the arch.

Origin of stilted

1
First recorded in 1610–20; stilt + -ed3

Other words for stilted

Other words from stilted

  • un·stilt·ed, adjective

Words Nearby stilted

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British Dictionary definitions for stilted

stilted

/ (ˈstɪltɪd) /


adjective
  1. (of speech, writing, etc) formal, pompous, or bombastic

  2. not flowing continuously or naturally: stilted conversation

  1. architect (of an arch) having vertical piers between the impost and the springing

Derived forms of stilted

  • stiltedly, adverb
  • stiltedness, noun

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