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Word | Stilted |
artificially formal; that artificial humility that her husband hated; contrived coyness; a stilted letter of acknowledgment; when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation / Elevated as if on stilts / (of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural. / awkward especially because of being too formal, | |
Usage | ⇒ She said it in a stilted tone ⇒ the conversation was somewhat stilted as we didn't seem to share any interests ⇒ we made stilted conversation |
Synonyms | stiff, artificial, affected, pedantic, pretentious, unnatural, awkward, pompous, formal, wooden, laboured, mannered, contrived, forced, grandiloquent, inflated, stuffy, turgid, bombastic, grandiose, |
Antonyms | unaffected, authentic, expressive, flowing, graceful, impulsive, instinctive, natural, rude, suave, aboveboard, acting, agile, agreeable, airy, alert, artless, assured, automatic, available, |
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