stilted
/ˈstɪltɪd/ adjective C2- Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
- Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements. · He gave a stilted bow and left.
- Of a building or architectural feature such as an arch or vault: supported by stilts (“supporting pillars or posts”); also (generally) having the main part raised above the usual level by some structure.
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