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▸ adjective: (figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
▸ adjective: (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.
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affected,
contrived,
artificial,
unnatural,
stilty,
stiltlike,
stiltish,
stiled,
stunty,
steepled,
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