stilted
AdjectiveUS[stil-tid]/ˈstɪltɪd/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- artificially formal“that artificial humility that her husband hated”“contrived coyness”“a stilted letter of acknowledgment”“when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation”Synonyms: artificialcontrivedhokeyOpposite unaffectedSimilar affected, unnatural
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Stilt′ed adjective
Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation.
Stilted arch Architecture, an arch in which the springing line is some distance above the impost, the space between being occupied by a vertical member, molded or ornamented, as a continuation of the archivolt, intrados, etc.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54