0 in a way that is too formal and not smooth or natural:
She spoke stiltedly because she was so nervous.
"How are you feeling?" David asked, rather stiltedly.
In public we talked to each other, rather stiltedly perhaps, but we kept up the behaviour of a model family.
The writing is stiltedly inauthentic.
His speech sounded stiltedly rehearsed, and yet utterly heartfelt.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
stiltedly
