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1. (adj.) stilted
stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous.
Etymology: (1610–20)
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1. (adj) artificial, contrived, hokey, 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"
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1. (adj) stilted
elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation
2. stilted
of Stilt
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