stilted: Meaning and Definition of
stilt•ed
Pronunciation: (stil'tid), [key]
— adj.
- stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous.
- (of an arch) resting on imposts treated in part as downward continuations of the arch. See illus. under.
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