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stilted

/'stɪltɪd/

Synonyms of stilted Antonyms of stilted Examples of stilted Usage of stilted Parts of stilted Definition that contains stilted Words sounding like stilted Explanation of stilted

adjective
artificially formal
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"a stilted letter of acknowledgment" "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"

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artificial contrived hokey affected unnatural

Examples of stilted

"a stilted letter of acknowledgment"
"when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"