VDict - Definition of stilted

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stilted

Adjective

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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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "stilted":
settled stilted stolid stiletto stilt stylet stylite
Words contain "stilted":
stilted stiltedly unstilted
Words contain "stilted" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
stilted contrived hokey artificial puppetry stiltedly