{ Answer }
STILTED
{ Related Clues }
Stiff
Unnatural
Wooden
Artificially formal
Overly formal
Stiffly formal
Stiffly phrased
Unnatural-sounding
{ Tags }
artificially, formal, overly, phrased, pompous, sounding, stiff, stiffly, stilted, unnatural, wooden
{ Notes }
The answer STILTED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1400 puzzles.
{ Definition }
STILTED as an adjective:
1. (artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted) = 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"
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