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
[ Syn: artificial , contrived , hokey ]
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
[ Syn: artificial , contrived , hokey ]