Meaning of stilty | Babel Free

Definitions

1. pompous
   archaic
2. uneven, as if walking on stilts
3. resembling stilts

Examples

“He has the animal trotted, and may notice⟳ at this stage⟳ that there is an inclination to go on the toes, that the lame limb or limbs are not put⟳ forward⟳ freely, and that progression is stilty and uncertain; it is such, in fact, as to at once suggest⟳ the possibility of corns being present⟳.”

“If he is lame in both feet the gait is stilty, the shoulders seem stiff, and, if made to work⟳, he sweats profusely from intense pain.”

“Feb 19, 2007, Daily Telegraph - Floored by Nelly's vocal punchhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3663306/Floored-by-Nellys-vocal-punch.html Down there on the stage⟳ Furtado twizzled her shiny jet ringlets around her tiny digits and wobbled off stage⟳ in her stilty white stilettos.”

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