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English adjective: stilted | |||
| 1. | stilted artificially formal | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | artificial, contrived, hokey | ||
| Similar | affected, unnatural | ||
| Antonyms | unaffected | ||
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