stilted

English

Adjective

stilted (comparative more stilted, superlative most stilted)

1. stiff and artificially formal

   He gave a stilted bow and left.

2. pompous
3. (of a building) Supported by stilts.

Derived terms

• stiltedly
• stiltedness

Translations

stiff and artificially formal

• German: gestelzt (de)
• Icelandic: tilgerðarlegur (is) m, uppskrúfaður (is) m, klúsaður (is) m
• Norwegian: oppstyltet (no)

• Russian: высокопарный (ru) (vysokopárnyj), напыщенный (ru) (napýščennyj)
• Spanish: afectado (es)

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