stilted
adjective · verbB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
- 2.
(figuratively)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.
Đồng nghĩa: awkward, laboured, affected, theatrical, affected, effete, fey, recherché, hoity-toity, overrefined, pansified, precious, pretentious, smug, stagy, stilted, theatrical, Woosterian
- 3.
(architecture) 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.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(form of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of stilt
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From stilt + -ed.