2
: having the curve beginning at some distance above the impost
a stilted arch
stiltedly
adverb
stiltedness
noun
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Examples of stilted in a Sentence
the conversation was somewhat stilted as we didn't seem to share any interests
a stilted letter of apology that was written and accepted with equal measures of insincerity
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Legs wheeling, steve is a stilted shadow on the side of the road, a hundred feet before the finish line, waiting for me.
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Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
The pilot opens with the arrival of his new second-in-command Dag, played by Lolly Adefope, who provides a somewhat stilted expository voice.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Instead, their stilted onscreen camaraderie does the film no favors, especially as Andy and Anna gradually begin to get on better.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
Vance, meanwhile, is the stilted right-winger who went to an Ivy League school, spent six years as a venture capitalist, and likes to spread conspiracy theories.
—Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2024
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Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
The pilot opens with the arrival of his new second-in-command Dag, played by Lolly Adefope, who provides a somewhat stilted expository voice.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Instead, their stilted onscreen camaraderie does the film no favors, especially as Andy and Anna gradually begin to get on better.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
Vance, meanwhile, is the stilted right-winger who went to an Ivy League school, spent six years as a venture capitalist, and likes to spread conspiracy theories.
—Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Stilted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stilted. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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stilted
adjective
stilt·ed
ˈstil-təd 
: not easy and natural
stilted speech
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