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stilted
stilt·ed S0760300 (stĭl′tĭd)adj.1. Stiffly or artificially formal; stiff: stilted prose.2. Architecture Having some vertical length between the impost and the beginning of the curve. Used of an arch.
stilt′ed·ly adv.stilt′ed·ness n.stilted (ˈstɪltɪd) adj1. (of speech, writing, etc) formal, pompous, or bombastic2. 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 nstilt•ed (ˈstɪl tɪd)
adj. stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous. [1610–20] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | stilted - 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"artificial, contrived, hokeyaffected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression |
stiltedadjective stiff, forced, wooden, laboured, artificial, inflated, constrained, unnatural, high-flown, pompous, pretentious, pedantic, bombastic, grandiloquent, high-sounding, arty-farty (informal), fustian His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
free, natural, spontaneous, flowing, fluid, unaffected, unpretentiousstiltedadjectiveSo rigidly constrained, formal, or awkward as to lack all grace and spontaneity:buckram, starchy, stiff, wooden.Translationsaffétéartificielempruntémagnifiqueprécieuxampollosooppstyltetstilted
stilted Architect (of an arch) having vertical piers between the impost and the springing stilted
Synonyms for stiltedadj stiffSynonyms- stiff
- forced
- wooden
- laboured
- artificial
- inflated
- constrained
- unnatural
- high-flown
- pompous
- pretentious
- pedantic
- bombastic
- grandiloquent
- high-sounding
- arty-farty
- fustian
Antonyms- free
- natural
- spontaneous
- flowing
- fluid
- unaffected
- unpretentious
Synonyms for stiltedadj so rigidly constrained, formal, or awkward as to lack all grace and spontaneitySynonyms- buckram
- starchy
- stiff
- wooden
Synonyms for stiltedadj artificially formalSynonymsRelated Words |