"stiltish" meaning in English

See stiltish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more stiltish [comparative], most stiltish [superlative]
Etymology: stilt + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stilt|ish}} stilt + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} stiltish (comparative more stiltish, superlative most stiltish)
  1. Resembling stilts; stiltlike
    Sense id: en-stiltish-en-adj-RtoQabJc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 67 33
  2. stilted; awkward
    Sense id: en-stiltish-en-adj-oicLurXB

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