stilted
pronunciation
How to pronounce stilted in British English:
UK [ˈstɪltɪd]
How to pronounce stilted in American English:
US [ˈstɪltɪd]
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- Adjective:
- artificially formal
Word Origin
- stilted (adj.)
- 1610s, "having stilts," from stilt (n.). That of "elevated or supported by stilts" is from 1820. Figurative sense of "pompous, stuffy, formal and stiff" is first recorded 1820.
Example
- 1. He speaks a slightly stilted french suitable for foreigners .
- 2. He writes in a formal and rather stilted style .
- 3. These squabbling tolstoys and their stilted histrionics were conceited and exasperating .
- 4. But in that case , he wouldn 't need a stilted , formulaic 360-degree appraisal he 'd be able to find out for himself .
- 5. Should not move in a stilted gait or in any gait that is not completely efficient and tireless .