stilted

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.

stiltedly stilt'ed·ly adv.
stiltedness stilt'ed·ness n.

adjective

So rigidly constrained, formal, or awkward as to lack all grace and spontaneity: buckram, starchy, stiff, wooden. See flexible/rigid.

adj

Definition: artificial, pretentious
Antonyms: effortless, genuine, honest, natural, spontaneous, true

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Raised higher than normal, a term almost entirely confined to the arch. See also arch.

IN BRIEF: Not easy and natural.

She was so nervous that she spoke in a stilted manner.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - opstyltet

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoogdravend, op stelten

Français (French)
adj. - guindé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gestelzt, gespreizt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιτηδευμένος, στομφώδης, (αρχιτ.) υπερυψωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
su trampoli, su pali, su palafitte, sopraelevato, pomposo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - afetado

Русский (Russian)
ходящий на ходулях, высокопарный, неестественный, ходульный, стоящий на сваях

Español (Spanish)
adj. - altisonante, ampuloso, rimbombante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - uppstyltad, bombastisk, svulstig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
踏着高跷的, 矫揉造作的, 夸张的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 踏著高蹺的, 矯揉造作的, 誇張的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 거드름 피우는, 허풍 떠는, 죽마에 탄

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 竹馬に乗った, 大げさな, 堅苦しい, 誇張した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متكلف, متصنع, قائم على ركائز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מאולץ, מלאכותי, מנופח‬

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