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 stilt·ed /ˈstɪltəd/
 (a.)踩高蹺的;誇張的

 Stilt v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stilted p. pr. & vb. n. Stilting.] To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.
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 Stilt·ed, a. Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation.
 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.
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 stilted
      adj : artificially formal; "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" [syn: artificial,
             contrived, hokey]