(adj) artificially formal, Syn.contrived, hokey, stilted, Example: 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
(adj) departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal, Syn.canted, tilted, tipped, leaning, Example: the leaning tower of Pisa; the headstones were tilted
a. Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation. [ 1913 Webster ]
Stilted arch (Arch.), an arch in which the springing line is some distance above the impost, the space between being occupied by a vertical member, molded or ornamented, as a continuation of the archivolt, intrados, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
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