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stilted

Pronunciation: /ˈstɪltɪd/

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Definition of stilted

adjective

  • 1(of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural:we made stilted conversation
  • 2standing on stilts:villages of stilted houses
  • Architecture (of an arch) with pieces of upright masonry between the imposts and the springers.

Derivatives

stiltedly

adverb

stiltedness

noun

stilted in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of stilted in the US English dictionary
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