English to English
stilted
('st/I/lt/I/d
)
adjective (a)
- Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation.diangkat sebagai jika di panggung; maka, sombong; muluk; sebagai, aku lendip/ gaya saya; aku lendip/ aku deklamasi.source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- artificially formalartifisial formalExample:
A stilted letter of acknowledgment.
When people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation.
source: wordnet30