stilted

adjective3

1. •
   Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.

   • And laugh at this fantastic Mummery, / This antic Prelude of grotesque Events, / Where Dwarfs are often stilted, and betray / A Littleness of soul by Worlds o'er-run, / And Nations laid in blood. — 1744
2. •
   (figurative) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.

   • He gave a stilted bow and left.
3. •
   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.

   • The stilted arch was a good and much used expedient in ancient and modern times. — 1920