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stilted

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɪltɪd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted deilsttStarts with SEnds with D0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. artificially formal

Word origin

From stilt + -ed.

Used in a sentence

  • And laugh at this fantaſtic Mummery, / This antic Prelude of groteſque Events, / Where Dwarfs are often ſtilted, and betray / A Littleneſs of ſoul by Worlds o'er-run, / And Nations laid in blood.
  • We were much more annoyed by our enemies within doors—the fleas, which, in spite of our stilted bedsteads, obtruded upon us, and were so ardent and active that sleep was hopeless in such society.
  • [H]alf dazzled, a man, a soldier / Standing beside the stilted water tank, the Spanish girl / Peeking at him from the doorway.

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