stiltedly

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adverb

Stiffly, or in an unnatural manner

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Meanings

adverbstiltedly (comparative more stiltedly, superlative most stiltedly)

comparative more stiltedly · superlative most stiltedly

  1. Stiffly, or in an unnatural manner

    1985 29 Aug, New Scientist, Vol. 107, No. 1471 p.50. TV programs reviews. It began with doggerel, spoken stiltedly by the quartet of presenters, who mocked what they had said but then continued to speak stiltedly throughout.

Origin

From stilted + -ly.

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stiltedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiltedly

MLA

“stiltedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiltedly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stiltedly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiltedly.

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