STILTED as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • artificially formal
   Synonym(s)
   • artificial (what does artificial mean?)
   • contrived (what does contrived mean?)
   • hokey (what does hokey mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • affected (what does affected mean?)
   • unnatural (what does unnatural mean?)