"stilty" meaning in English

See stilty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: stiltier [comparative], stiltiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪlti Etymology: stilt + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stilt|y}} stilt + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} stilty (comparative stiltier, superlative stiltiest)
  1. (archaic) pompous Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-stilty-en-adj-mfZGCoIx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 22 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 43 28 30
  2. (of a gait) uneven, as if walking on stilts
    Sense id: en-stilty-en-adj-9ODfXU5J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 22 36
  3. resembling stilts
    Sense id: en-stilty-en-adj-TFOfZyIj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 22 36

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for stilty meaning in English (2.7kB)

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