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From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stilted "Stiffly or artificially formal; stiff. Adjective (of speech, writing, or behaviour) formal or pompous; not flowing continuously or naturally 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 stilted adjective stiff, forced, wooden, laboured, artificial, inflated, constrained, unnatural, high-flown, pompous, pretentious, pedantic, bombastic, grandiloquent, high-sounding, arty-farty (informal) fustian << OPPOSITE natural." from http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000388.htm "A stilted writing or speaking style uses long, overblown words when simpler words would be clearer and more direct. Example: A teacher who says, "Procure for yourselves an implement of ecriture," instead of, "Take out a pen or pencil." "
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