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stilted

2 syllables
adjective
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As an adjective, stilted means making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts.

Meanings of stilted

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.

  2. figurativelyElevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.

    “He gave a stilted bow and left.”

  3. architectureOf 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

Simple past tense and past participle of stilt

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: artificially formal
artificialcontrivedhokey

Words that rhyme with stilted

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