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Detailed Synonyms for stilted in English

stilted:

stilted

  1. stilted

stilted adj

  1. stilted
    – artificially formal 1
    artificial; stilted; contrived; hokey
    – artificially formal 1
    • artificial adj
      • that artificial humility that her husband hated1
    • stilted adj
      • a stilted letter of acknowledgment1
      • when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation1
    • contrived adj
      • contrived coyness1
    • hokey adj

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Related Definitions for "stilted":

  1. artificially formal1
    • a stilted letter of acknowledgment1
    • when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation1

stilt:

stilt [the ~] noun

  1. the stilt
    the stilt
  2. the stilt
    – long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons 1
    the stilt; the Himantopus stilt; the stilt plover; the long-legs; the stiltbird; the longlegs
    – long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons 1
  3. the stilt
    – long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia 1
    the stilt; the Australian stilt
    – long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia 1
  4. the stilt
    – a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure 1
    the pile; the piling; the stilt; the spile
    – a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure 1
  5. the stilt
    – one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground 1
    the stilt
    – one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground 1
    • stilt [the ~] noun
      • he was so tall I thought he was on stilts1

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Related Definitions for "stilt":

  1. long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons1
  2. long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia1
  3. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure1
  4. one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground1
    • he was so tall I thought he was on stilts1