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stilted |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stilt \Stilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilted}; p. pr & vb n. {Stilting}.] To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stilted \Stilt"ed\, a. Elevated as if on stilts; hence pompous; bombastic; as a stilted style; stilted declamation. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stilted adj : 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" [syn: {artificial}, {contrived}]
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