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Unnatural or contrived in nature or behavior

Awkward or clumsy in nature or execution

Strictly conventional in one's manner or behavior

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

Exaggerated and excessively dramatic

Cold, unfriendly, or lacking in emotion

Overly formal, conventional, or prim and proper

Boring or severely lacking in interest

Lacking in human warmth or feeling

Academic in manner, often in an annoying or boring way

Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments

Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward

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 or behavior

not spontaneous

misrepresentative

unsubstantiated

not found in nature

not existing in nature

to all intents and purposes

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

Adjective

Awkward or clumsy in nature or execution

socially awkward

socially lacking

socially incompetent

socially anxious

out of countenance

unsure of yourself

like a fish out of water

on pins and needles

discombobulated

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“He glanced toward the clearing, but my cousins and Janessa were still performing their strange, stilted dance.”

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

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

Exaggerated and excessively dramatic

Adjective

Cold, unfriendly, or lacking in emotion

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

uncompanionable

self-controlled

cool, calm and collected

straightforward

strictly business

depersonalized^US

depersonalised^UK

nondiscriminatory

couldn't care less

unimpressionable

putting on airs

uncompassionate

could care less

anesthetized^US

don't give a damn

anaesthetised^UK

confrontational

along for the ride

lacking vitality

emotionally distant

unwilling to mix with other people

keeping people at arm's length

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

non-discriminatory

lacking personality

lacking charisma

without a care in the world

not giving a toss

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

well considered

two-dimensional

unfavourable^UK

straight-thinking

with both feet on the ground

sitting on the fence

without fear or favour

with no axe to grind

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

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Adjective

Overly formal, conventional, or prim and proper

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

prim and proper

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

keeping people at arm's length

schoolmistressy

goody-two-shoes

behind the times

holier-than-thou

socially acceptable

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Adjective

Boring or severely lacking in interest

dull as ditchwater

run-of-the-mill

dull as dishwater

lacking variety

soul-destroying

non-stimulating

middle-of-the-road

nothing to write home about

no great shakes

lacking excitement

lacking interest

lacking variation

common or garden

run of the mill

unobjectionable

undistinguished

without variety

flat as pancake

puts one to sleep

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Adjective

Lacking in human warmth or feeling

depersonalised^UK

depersonalized^US

self-controlled

strictly business

nondiscriminatory

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

cool, calm and collected

unimpressionable

putting on airs

undistinguished

straightforward

run of the mill

uncompassionate

with both feet on the ground

straight-thinking

along for the ride

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

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Adjective

Academic in manner, often in an annoying or boring way

Adjective

Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments

with two left feet

all fingers and thumbs

having two left feet

having two left hands

out of your depth

socially awkward

lacking in social graces

socially unsure

unsophisticated

like a bull in a china shop

socially lacking

socially incompetent

socially anxious

lacking in social grace

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Adjective

Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward

spindle-shanked

as thin as a reed

as thin as a rake

looking like a bag of bones

like a bag of bones

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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Verb

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

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