stilted

stilt·ed  (stltd)

adj.

1. Stiffly or artificially formal; stiff.

2. Architecture Having some vertical length between the impost and the beginning of the curve. Used of an arch.

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stilted·ly adv.

stilted·ness n.

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stilted [ˈstɪltɪd]

adj

1. (of speech, writing, etc.) formal, pompous, or bombastic

2. not flowing continuously or naturally stilted conversation

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect (of an arch) having vertical piers between the impost and the springing

stiltedly  adv

stiltedness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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" artificial, contrived, hokey affected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

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stilted

adjective stiff, forced, wooden, laboured, artificial, inflated, constrained, unnatural, high-flown, pompous, pretentious, pedantic, bombastic, grandiloquent, high-sounding, arty-farty (informal), fustian His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
free, natural, spontaneous, flowing, fluid, unaffected, unpretentious

Translations

stilted [ˈstɪltɪd] ADJ [person] → afectado; [conversation, style, manner] → forzado, poco natural
her English is rather stilted (non-native speaker) → su inglés no suena muy natural; (native speaker) → tiene un inglés bastante rebuscado or afectado

stilted [ˈstɪltəd] adj [conversation, delivery] → guindé(e)

stilted

adj, stiltedly

adv → gestelzt, gespreizt

stilted [ˈstɪltɪd] adj (style) → artificioso/a; (way of speaking) → formale; (translation) → poco naturale