artificial (s)
contrived (s)
hokey (s)
stilted (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def artificially formal
examples 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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Similar to affected, unnatural
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Similar to affected, unnatural
Derived from adjective stiltedly → stilted

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