STILTY

Etymology

Adjective

stilty (comparative stiltier, superlative stiltiest)

(archaic) pompous

(of a gait) uneven, as if walking on stilts

resembling stilts

Anagrams

• slitty

Source: Wiktionary


Stilt"y, a.

Definition: Unreasonably elevated; pompous; stilted; as, a stilty style.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 January 2025

PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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