stilted Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite artificially formal
contrived; artificial; hokey.
- 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
WordNet
Stilt"ed adjective
Definitions
Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style;stilted declamation.also, formal or stiff; -- said of linguistic style