See Also: stilted(dictionary)
stilted(dictionary)
stilted root(medicine)

stilted (iou)



stilted adjective. E17.
[from STILT noun or verb: see -ED2, -ED1.]
Having stilts or (orig., rare) crutches; built on stilts; raised artificially (as) on stilts; Architecture (of an arch etc.) springing from stilts. E17.
Of a plough: having a specified number of handles (cf. STILT noun 1). dial. L18.
fig. Of language, style, etc.: artificially or affectedly lofty; stiff and unnatural; formal, pompous, bombastic. E19.
V. G. Kiernan The irksomeness of artificially stilted manners. G. Daly Exchanging stilted sentences at long intervals.
stiltedly adverb L19.
stiltedness noun E19.