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Definition of Stilty
1. a. Unreasonably elevated; pompous; stilted; as, a stilty style.
Definition of Stilty
1. Adjective. (archaic) pompous ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of a gait) uneven, as if walking on stilts ¹
3. Adjective. resembling stilts ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stilty
1. stiff [adj STILTIER, STILTIEST] - See also: stiff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stilty
Literary usage of Stilty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of the Diseases of the Small Domestic Animals by Oscar Victor Brumley (1921)
"In birds the symptoms of stiffness of the neck, wings held in a fixed position,
ruffled feathers, stilty gait are the most prominent. Diagnosis. ..."
2. A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland by Rawdon Briggs Lee (1894)
"Not so long ago the cobby type found favour, now the craze lies in the opposite
direction, leggy, stiff, stilty, flat-sided, upright shouldered dogs being ..."
3. Big Game Shooting by Horace Gordon Hutchinson (1905)
"The form is slight and graceful, but the long slender legs impart a somewhat
stilty appearance to this buck. When fully extended this stiff, ..."
4. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"... the noise redoubles as the favorite is observed to go ' like a bird,' or ' a
lion,' to step along with sweeping stride, or to go ' short and stilty. ..."
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