acartonado — meaning in English

English meaning

• stilted adj Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
• wooden adj Made of wood.

Senses

acartonado is used for these senses in English:

• stilted (figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
• wooden (figuratively) As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion.

stilted — full definition

1. adj Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
2. adj Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
3. adj 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.

wooden — full definition

1. adj Made of wood.
2. adj Stiff, awkward, or lacking natural expression, as if unable to move or emote freely.

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