English to English
stilted
('st/I/lt/I/d
)
adjective (a)
- Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- artificially formal(adj.all)Example:
A stilted letter of acknowledgment.
When people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation.
source: wordnet30
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