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stiltiest

stiltiest is the superlative form of stilty.

Meaning of stilty

Adjective

stilty (comparative stiltier, superlative stiltiest)

  1. (archaic) pompous
  2. uneven, as if walking on stilts
    • 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.1906, Harry Caulton Reeks, Diseases of the Horse's Foot
  3. resembling stilts
    • 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.

Questions about stiltiest

What is stiltiest the superlative form of?
Stiltiest is the superlative form of stilty.

Words near stiltiest in the dictionary

  1. stilter
  2. stilters
  3. stiltgrass
  4. stiltgrasses
  5. stiltier
  6. stiltiest
  7. stiltified
  8. stiltifies
  9. stiltify
  10. stiltifying
  11. stiltiness

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