stilted
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stilted
- /ˈstɪltɪd/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From stilt + -ed.
adjective more stilted · most stilted
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Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
And laugh at this fantaſtic Mummery, / This antic Prelude of groteſque Events, / Where Dwarfs are often ſtilted, and betray / A Littleneſs of ſoul by Worlds o'er-run, / And Nations laid in blood.
Opposite: unstilted
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Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
He gave a stilted bow and left.
Similar: awkward, laboured, affected, theatrical, effete, fey, recherché, hoity-toity, overrefined, pansified, precious, pretentious · Opposite: humble, natural, unstilted
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Of a building or architectural feature such as an arch or vault: supported by stilts (“supporting pillars or posts”); also (generally) having the main part raised above the usual level by some structure.
In Winchester Cathedral and Romsey Abbey Church, we have examples of what is called the stilted or horse-shoe arch, which is where the curvature of the arch does not spring immediately from the capitals or imposts of the piers, but the extreme points of the semicircle are continued straight down bel
Opposite: unstilted
verb
- simple past and past participle of stilt
Translations
Every language
adj making use of or possessing stilts; raised on stilts
| Italiano | su pali |
|---|---|
| Русский | на сва́ях na svájax, на ходу́лях na xodúljax, на подпо́рках na podpórkax |
adj stiff and artificially formal
| Español | acartonado, afectado |
|---|---|
| Français | guindé |
| Deutsch | gestelzt |
| Italiano | affettato, forzato, ingessato |
| Русский | высокопа́рный vysokopárnyj, напы́щенный napýščennyj, ходу́льный xodúlʹnyj |
adj stiff and artificially pompous
| Español | redicho |
|---|---|
| Português | pomposo |
| Italiano | pomposo |
| Русский | помпе́зный pompéznyj |
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