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stilted

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stilt·ed  (stltd)
adj.
1. Stiffly or artificially formal; stiff.
2. Architecture Having some vertical length between the impost and the beginning of the curve. Used of an arch.
stilted·ly adv.
stilted·ness n.
stilted
Adjective
(of speech, writing, or behaviour) formal or pompous; not flowing continuously or naturally
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stilted - 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"
artificial, contrived, hokey
affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
stilted
adjective stiff, forced, wooden, laboured, artificial, inflated, constrained, unnatural, high-flown, pompous, pretentious, pedantic, bombastic, grandiloquent, high-sounding, arty-farty (informal) fustian << OPPOSITE natural
Translations
stilted [ˈstɪltɪd] adj → afectado, artificial
stilted [ˈstɪltɪd] adj → guindé(e) → emprunté(e)
stilted [ˈstɪltɪd] adj → gestelzt
stilted [ˈstɪltɪd] adj → freddo/a, formale; artificiale


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In fact, you wonder that I can like any one so unlike the stilted heroes of romance.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context
In some of his works, especially 'The Rambler,' where, it has been jocosely suggested, he was exercising the polysyllables that he wished to put into his 'Dictionary,' he does employ a stilted Latinized vocabulary and a stilted style, with too much use of abstract phrases for concrete ones, too many long sentences, much inverted order, and over-elaborate balance.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
Then he wondered whether what she said had any meaning for her: perhaps she knew no other way to express her genuine feelings than the stilted language of The Family Herald.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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