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Stilted

Stilt′ed

,
Adj.
Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic;
as, a
stilted
style;
stilted
declamation.
Stilted arch
(Arch.)
,
an arch in which the springing line is some distance above the impost, the space between being occupied by a vertical member, molded or ornamented, as a continuation of the archivolt, intrados, etc.

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stilted

stilted

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Adjective

stilted (comparative more stilted, superlative most stilted)

  1. stiff and artificially formal
    He gave a stilted bow and left easily forever.
  2. pompous
  3. (of a building) Supported by stilts.

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