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stilted
adjective
Artificially formal
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ˈstɪltɪd
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adjective
Artificially formal
“That artificial humility that her husband hated”
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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
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