stiltlike

English

Etymology

stilt +‎ -like

Adjective

stiltlike (comparative more stiltlike, superlative most stiltlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a stilt.
    • 1926, Arthur Cleveland Bent, Life Histories of North American Marsh Birds, page 226:
      In flight, their long necks and stiltlike legs are stretched out in line with the body to their full extent, moving strongly, with slowly beating wings, but not swiftly […]
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