The adjective stilted describes something usually a style of writing or speaking that is unnaturally formal.
Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic;
Adjective S.
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"
imp. & p. p.
of Stilt
a.
Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a
stilted style; stilted declamation.
Stilted
Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic;
Usage Examples
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