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stilt·ed
 stilted
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- pronunciation:
- stIl
tihd
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adjective |
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artificially or stiffly formal; pompous; affected.
It's not enjoyable to read such stilted prose.She sounds awfully stilted in her letters.- antonyms:
- effortless, natural
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formal, ponderous, stiff |
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| derivations: |
stiltedly (adv.), stiltedness (n.) |
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