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stilted

/'st/I/lt/I/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a <i>stilted</i> style; <i>stilted</i> declamation.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. artificially formal

    adj.all

    Examples
    A stilted letter of acknowledgment.
    When people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation.
    Synonyms artificial contrived hokey

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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