Meaning

3 senses
  1. Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.

    на сва́яхna svájax, на ходу́ляхna xodúljax, на подпо́ркахna podpórkax

  2. (figuratively)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.

    gestelzt

    высокопа́рныйvysokopárnyj, напы́щенныйnapýščennyj, ходу́льныйxodúlʹnyj

  3. 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.

More definitions
  • artificially formal

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
making use of or possessing stilts; raised on stilts:
stiff and artificially formal:
stiff and artificially pompous:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
stiff and artificially formal:

Origin

From stilt + -ed.

From stilt + -ed.

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