different between prudish vs stilted

prudish

English

Etymology

prude +? -ish

Adjective

prudish (comparative more prudish, superlative most prudish)

  1. of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters

Derived terms

  • prudishly
  • prudishness
  • unprudish

Related terms

  • prudery
  • prudishness

Translations

See also

  • straight-laced
  • prim
  • priggish
  • prissy
  • puritanical

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stilted

English

Etymology

From stilt +? -ed.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?st?lt?d/
  • Hyphenation: stilt?ed

Adjective

stilted (comparative more stilted, superlative most stilted)

  1. Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
    Antonym: unstilted
  2. (figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
    Antonyms: natural, unstilted
  3. (architecture) Of a building or architectural feature such as an arch or vault: supported by stilts (supporting pillars or posts); also (generally) having the main part raised above the usual level by some structure.
    Antonym: unstilted

Derived terms

  • stilted arch
  • stiltedly
  • stiltedness
  • unstilted

Translations

Verb

stilted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of stilt

References

Anagrams

  • slitted

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