Stilted Definition

stĭltĭd
adjective
Raised or elevated on or as on stilts.
Webster's New World
So formal or high-sounding as to seem pompous, unnatural, or old-fashioned.
Webster's New World
Having some vertical length between the impost and the beginning of the curve. Used of an arch.
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Pompous.

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Stilted Sentence Examples

  • First of all you've got your movement, which initially seems a little stilted on the ground.

  • It's very romantic, even if the language is a bit stilted.

  • Of New Kingdom tales, the story of the Two Brothers is frankly in the simplest speech of everyday life, while others are more stilted.

  • We have sought to avoid archaism, jargon, and all that is either stilted or slipshod.

  • Some of his language is a bit stilted at times, and there are some places where his precise meaning isn't clear.

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