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    stilted
    /ˈstɪltɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural: "we made stilted conversation"
    • 2. standing on stilts: "villages of stilted houses"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTILTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    STILTED definition: 1. (of a person's behaviour or way of speaking or writing) too formal and not smooth or natural…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stiltedStilted Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STILTED is pompous, lofty. How to use stilted in a sentence. pompous, lofty; formal, stiff; having the curve beginning at some distance above the impost…

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › stiltedSTILTED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Stilted definition: stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous.. See examples of STILTED used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › stiltedStilted - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The adjective stilted describes something—usually a style of writing or speaking—that is unnaturally formal. Imagine someone walking awkwardly on a pair of stilts and you have a good impression of the word stilted — wooden and stiff.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTILTED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. 1. (of speech, writing, etc) formal, pompous, or bombastic. 2. not flowing continuously or naturally. stilted conversation. 3. architecture. (of an arch) having vertical piers between the impost and the springing. Collins English Dictionary.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTILTED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    STILTED meaning: 1. (of a person's behaviour or way of speaking or writing) too formal and not smooth or natural…. Learn more.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › stiltedstilted - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · ( figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements . Antonyms: natural, unstilted. He gave a stilted bow and left.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › stiltedStilted - definition of stilted by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. (of speech, writing, etc) formal, pompous, or bombastic. 2. not flowing continuously or naturally: stilted conversation. 3. (Architecture) architect (of an arch) having vertical piers between the impost and the springing. ˈstiltedly adv. ˈstiltedness n.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionstilted adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of stilted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTILTED | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    STILTED meaning: talking or writing in a formal way that does not sound natural: . Learn more.