- 1. imp. & p. p. of Stilt Source: opted
- 2. a. Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation. Source: opted
- 3. adj. artificially formal Source: wordnet
- 4. Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation. Stilted arch (Arch.), an arch in which the springing line is some distance above the impost, the space between being occupied by a vertical member, molded or ornamented, as a continuation of the archivolt, intrados, etc. Source: webster
- 5. Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, astilted style; stilted declamation. Stilted arch (Arch.), an arch inwhich the springing line is some distance above the impost, the spacebetween being occupied by a vertical member, molded or ornamented, asa continuation of the archivolt, intrados, etc. Source: adambom
- 6. j:100 s artificially formal Source: ecdict
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