stilted
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Synonyms: tilted, stinted, stilled, silted, stilter
Antonyms: tilted, stinted, stilled, silted, stilter
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Adjective
- [[make use|Making use]] of or [[possess]]ing a [[stilt#Noun|stilt]] or stilts, or [[thing]]s [[resemble|resembling]] stilts; [[raise#Verb|raised]] on stilts.
- {{senseid|en|contrived}}{{lb|en|figuratively}} [[elevate|Elevated]] or raised in a [[contrived#Adjective|contrived]] or [[unnatural]] way; [[stiff#Adjective|stiff]] and [[artificially]] [[formal#Adjective|formal]] or [[pompous]]; also, [[depend]]ing on [[redundant]], [[unnecessary]] [[element]]s.
- {{lb|en|architecture}} Of a [[building#Noun|building]] or [[architectural]] [[feature#Noun|feature]] such as an [[arch#Noun|arch]] or [[vault#Noun|vault]]: [[support#Verb|supported]] by {{l|en|stilt|stilts|supporting [[pillar]]s or [[post#Noun|posts]]}}; also {{lb|en|generally}} having the [[main#Adjective|main]] [[part#Noun|part]] raised above the [[usual]] [[level#Noun|level]] by some [[structure#Noun|structure]].
Verb
- {{infl of|en|stilt||ed-form}}
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