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[ stil-tid ] / ˈstɪl tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stilted ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivestiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous. Architecture. (of an arch) resting on imposts treated in part as downward continuations of the arch. Origin of stiltedFirst recorded in 1610–20; stilt + -ed3 SYNONYMS FOR stilted1 wooden, mannered, stuffy, constrained. SEE SYNONYMS FOR stilted ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM stiltedun·stilt·ed, adjectiveWords nearby stiltedStill waters run deep, still wine, stilly, stilt, stilt bug, stilted, Stilton, stilt root, Stilwell, stilyaga, stim Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stiltedIt is glorious in its stilted awkwardness, and should be cherished. Rosie Returns to 'The View': A Bold, Intelligent, and Sometimes Boring Premiere|Kevin Fallon|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Complete with stilted dialogue and cringe-worthy background music, the whole thing would be laughable were it not so terrifying. Outlandish Work Training Videos: Alabama’s Mass Shooting Film & More|Kevin Fallon|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST As a debate, this was a sideshow, 90 minutes of stilted silliness, an intermission interrupting the real deal. Joe Biden Beat Paul Ryan, But Veep Debate Was a Mediocre Snoozefest|Tunku Varadarajan|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST The result is nothing extraordinary, but feels awkward and stilted. TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2012-13’s New Shows|Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez|June 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the stilted dialogue and bizarre narrative conceits pale in comparison with some of the sacrilege being committed here. Wonder Woman: A Sneak Peek at David E. Kelley's Script|Jace Lacob|February 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST The tone of the book, which ought to be a simple story, is stilted and rhetorical. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various She was evidently infected by the stilted manner of her ridiculous lover. Scaramouche|Rafael Sabatini The attempt to put her thoughts into words always produced a crude and stilted result which she knew instinctively was not poetry. The Dorrance Domain|Carolyn Wells Their style was elegant and academic, retaining a little of the stilted poetic diction of their classical forerunners. From Chaucer to Tennyson|Henry A. Beers Clodagh laughed frankly at the stilted compliment, and Asshlin's face brightened perceptibly. The Gambler|Katherine Cecil Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for stilted
adjective(of speech, writing, etc) formal, pompous, or bombastic not flowing continuously or naturallystilted conversation architect (of an arch) having vertical piers between the impost and the springing Derived forms of stiltedstiltedly, adverbstiltedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stiltedlabored, pompous, overblown, sonorous, formal, affected, angular, aureate, bombastic, decorous, egotistic, flowery, forced, genteel, grandiloquent, high-flown, inflated, magniloquent, mincing, pedantic |