stilted
stil·ted
adjective
1.
- “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”
Origin
From stilt + -ed.
Phrases
- stilted arch
Related words
Word family
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