stiltedPronunciation: /ˈstɪltɪd/Translate stilted | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish 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