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- Dictionarystilted/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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Stilted means too formal and not smooth or natural, especially in behaviour, speech, or writing. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, and usage of stilted with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
- English (US)
STILTED meaning: 1. (of a person's behaviour or way of...
- Znaczenie Stilted, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
stilted definicja: 1. (of a person's behaviour or way of...
- Stilted: Polish Translation
STILTED translate: sztywny, niezgrabny. Learn more in the...
- Stilted: Portuguese Translation
stilted translate: forçado, artificial. Learn more in the...
- Stilted in Traditional Chinese
STILTED translate: (言談舉止或寫作風格)生硬的,不自然的. Learn more in the...
- Stilling
STILLING definition: 1. present participle of still 2. to...
- English (US)
Stilted means pompous, lofty, formal, stiff, or having the curve beginning at some distance above the impost. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for stilted.
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.
Stilted means too formal and not smooth or natural in behavior, speech, or writing. Learn how to use this adjective with examples, synonyms, and translations in different languages.
Stilted definition: stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous.. See examples of STILTED used in a sentence.
Stilted means formal, unnatural, or stiff in speech, writing, or other forms of expression. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of stilted with examples from Collins English Dictionary.
Stilted means stiffly or artificially formal, or having some vertical length between the impost and the beginning of the curve. Find out more about its usage, antonyms, related words, and translations in different languages.