Definition of stilted Stilted
/stɪˈltɪd/ - [stiltid] - stilt•ed
We found 7 definitions of stilted from 4 different sources.
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What does stilted mean?
WordNet
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| 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- stilted (Adjective)
stiff and artificially formal. - stilted (Adjective)
pompous. - stilted (Adjective)
Supported by stilts.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stilted (imp. & p. p.)
of Stilt - stilted (a.)
Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation.
