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61Johnsonese — John son*ese , n. The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words. E. Everett. [1913 Webster] …
62Stilt — Stilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stilting}.] To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts. [1913 Webster] …
63Stilting — Stilt Stilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stilting}.] To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts. [1913 Webster] …
64Stilty — Stilt y, a. Unreasonably elevated; pompous; stilted; as, a stilty style. [1913 Webster] …
65constipated — adjective Date: 1547 1. affected with constipation 2. stilted or stodgy in appearance, expression, or action …
66cothurnus — noun (plural cothurni) Etymology: Latin, from Greek kothornos Date: 1606 1. a high thick soled laced boot worn by actors in Greek and Roman tragic drama called also co•thurn 2. the dignified somewhat stilted style of ancient tragedy …
67mannered — adjective Date: 14th century 1. having manners of a specified kind < well mannered > 2. a. having or displaying a particular manner b. having an artificial or stilted character < passages…so mannered as to be unintelligible R. G. G. Price > …
68priggism — noun Date: circa 1805 stilted adherence to convention …
69stiff-necked — adjective Date: 1526 1. haughty, stubborn 2. formal, stilted …
70whom — pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwām, dative of hwā who Date: before 12th century objective case of who used as an interrogative or relative; used as object of a verb or a preceding preposition < to know for whom the bell… …