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stilted

stilted - Dictionary definition and meaning for word stilted

Definition
(adj) artificially formal
Synonyms : artificial , contrived , hokey
Example Sentence
  • that artificial humility that her husband hated
  • contrived coyness
  • a stilted letter of acknowledgment
  • when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stilted

The woman wore STILletos to the formal party to artificially increase her height.
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by kfredie
Stilt refer to either of those long, slender poles (artificial legs) used to raise or elevate oneself above ground. so stilted concversations are artificial and pretentiosly formal ones.
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by nikunjjethi
stilted - style + tilted - its not a real style but a tilted or contrived one
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by shalnew
Stilts are rods on which jokers walk to appear taller.Imagine how such a person would be.He would be stiff as he cant afford falling.
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by winder
stilted sounds like steal Ted, so when someone steals your Ted (Teddy bear), you give a stilted shout.
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by lollipop
when you are stilted you are still and tilted
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by nikunjjethi
Stilted~Chill+ted;suppose that TED(a common name) is a normal guy but he wants to appear cool(derive from chill), modern,like dude etc...so his manner would be bombastic (affected) and pompous...full dikhava,ostentatiousness !
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by khushi5
if u r titled, you ae obviously uneasy
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by friendofafriend
imagine a drunk man when he is bombastic he musta be tilted.
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by nasri
Chill-->TED-->Cool-->derived from chill-->affected--> pompous--> and Finally Pretentious? Ostentatious? GOsh!!
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by Torpedox
In stiletto 'stil' refers to artificial elevation so stilt means artificial elevation in voice.
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by poojita
tilted >>> a tilted pose is not actually a natural pose, its actually an ARTIFICIAL pose taken for some photograph or something..
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by RajeshBorkar

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