stiltedness
- a word derived from stilted.
Example Sentences
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There’s a bittersweet circularity to the tune, with a deliberate stiltedness to the arrangement.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 10, 2018
But some of this group managed to trump its stiltedness.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2018
They’re fake and robotic, beginning and ending with a stiltedness that never accompanies real human laughter.
From The Verge ● Jul. 19, 2017
Despite the stiltedness of some of the dialogue, the scene has genuine emotional power.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2016
Inwardly, he cursed the stiltedness he felt creeping into his voice, and his irrational resentment of Holt's continued smug grin.
From Human Error by Jones, Raymond F.
