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stilted
stilted /ˈstɪl.tɪd/ aep /-t̬ɪd/ adjective DISAPPROVING
► F0 (of a person's behaviour or way of speaking or writing) too formal and not smooth or natural: » He writes in a formal and rather stilted style.» The dialogue sounded stilted and unnatural, perhaps because of the translation from the original Russian.Thesaurus+: ↑Ways of talkingstiltedly /-li/ adverb
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