Stilt \Stilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Stilting.] To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Stilted \Stilt"ed\, a. Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation.