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Unnatural or contrived in nature

Strictly conventional in one's manner or behavior

Pompous in nature, especially in regards to tone of voice or writing

Affected or stilted in manner or character

Boring or severely lacking in interest

Exaggerated and excessively dramatic

Overly formal, pompous or conventional

Behaving in a manner that is socially awkward

Without human warmth or sympathy

Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward

Appearing decisive or cheerful but unstable or nervous within

Past tense for to physically move from a lower to a higher place or position

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Adjective

Unnatural or contrived in nature

socially awkward

lacking in social graces

with two left feet

socially unsure

like a bull in a china shop

unsophisticated

socially lacking

socially anxious

socially incompetent

lacking in social grace

lacking vitality

having two left feet

having two left hands

all fingers and thumbs

out of your depth

uncomplimentary

ill-humoured^UK

straightforward

low-down-and-dirty

cheap and nasty

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“There were long periods with little to no dialogue, and what dialogue there was felt stilted and unnatural.”

Adjective

Strictly conventional in one's manner or behavior

overconscientious

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“She nodded acquiescence to his rather stilted request for her permission to seat himself beside her.”

Adjective

Pompous in nature, especially in regards to tone of voice or writing

hyperventilated

highly decorated

full of hot air

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“And, finally, remember that you're writing to another human being, so avoid a stilted tone that's devoid of personality.”

Adjective

Affected or stilted in manner or character

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Adjective

Boring or severely lacking in interest

dull as ditchwater

over-embellished

not spontaneous

run-of-the-mill

dull as dishwater

lacking variety

soul-destroying

lacking variation

lacking excitement

lacking interest

no great shakes

nothing to write home about

common or garden

undistinguished

without variety

non-stimulating

flat as pancake

puts one to sleep

run of the mill

unobjectionable

middle-of-the-road

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Exaggerated and excessively dramatic

sensationalized^US

sensationalised^UK

over-sensational

blood-and-thunder

cloak-and-dagger

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Adjective

Overly formal, pompous or conventional

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

prim and proper

schoolmistressy

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

keeping people at arm's length

holier-than-thou

goody-two-shoes

politically correct

goody two-shoes

over-particular

difficult to please

impossible to please

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Adjective

Behaving in a manner that is socially awkward

Adjective

Without human warmth or sympathy

self-controlled

depersonalised^UK

depersonalized^US

nondiscriminatory

strictly business

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

cool, calm and collected

putting on airs

undistinguished

unimpressionable

uncompassionate

along for the ride

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

straightforward

with both feet on the ground

straight-thinking

not on speaking terms

self-restrained

couldn't care less

uncompanionable

could care less

don't give a damn

desensitized^US

sexually unresponsive

desensitised^UK

anesthetized^US

devoid of emotion

with the patience of Job

anaesthetized^UK

full of common sense

unconcerned about

uninvolved with

apathetic towards

apathetic about

nonchalant about

uninterested in

frivolous about

unresponsive to

phlegmatic about

unenthusiastic about

impossible to interpret

not given to excesses

not giving a monkey's

in control of yourself

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Pedantic

Adjective

Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward

spindle-shanked

like a bag of bones

looking like a bag of bones

as thin as a reed

as thin as a rake

all skin and bones

loosely jointed

without an ounce of fat

looking like death warmed up

like a skeleton

like a matchstick

deprived of food

worn to a shadow

without appetite

a slip of a …

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Adjective

Appearing decisive or cheerful but unstable or nervous within

easily frightened

easily agitated

feeling anxious

bundle of nerves

blowing hot and cold

on pins and needles

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

all of a dither

in a state of agitation

all of a lather

in a state of nerves

a bundle of nerves

all of a doodah

discombobulated

bricking oneself

hot and bothered

like a fish out of water

in a cold sweat

waiting for the axe to fall

waiting with bated breath

hot under the collar

discountenanced

all of a flutter

beside yourself

with one's stomach in knots

with one's heart in one's mouth

with butterflies in one's stomach

tossing and turning

shaking in one's shoes

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

lacking social skills

with bated breath

on the defensive

lacking confidence

on the qui vive

out of countenance

champing at the bit

not self-assured

lacking self-confidence

having stage fright

having butterflies

having cold feet

having a funny feeling

terror-stricken

unsure of yourself

sweating bullets

hot-and-bothered

throwing a wobbly

out of your mind

having butterflies in the stomach

hanging by thread

at sixes and sevens

scared to death

hot under collar

at the end of your tether

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Verb

Past tense for to physically move from a lower to a higher place or position

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