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Meaning of 'stilted' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stilted [ a.]
- Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation.
2 . Stilted [ imp. & p. p.]
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Meaning of 'stilted' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stilted [ s]
Meaning (1):
- artificially formal
Example in sentence:
  • a stilted letter of acknowledgment;
  • contrived coyness;
  • that artificial humility that her husband hated;
  • when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation

Nearby Words:

stiacciato stian stibborn stibial stibialism stibiated stibic stibiconite stibine stibious

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