stilted
stilt·ed / ˈstiltid/ • adj. 1. (of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural: we made stilted conversation.2. standing on stilts: villages of stilted houses. ∎ Archit. (of an arch) with pieces of upright masonry between the imposts and the springers.DERIVATIVES: stilt·ed·ly adv.stilt·ed·ness n.
stilted
stilted. Raised higher than normal, a term almost entirely confined to the arch. See also arch.
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