stilted

[US]/ˈstɪltɪd/
[UK]/ˈstɪltɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. gebrek aan natuurlijkheid of spontaniteit (van acties of spraak)
Word Forms
Past Participlestilted
Past Tensestilted

Example Sentences

we made stilted conversation.

we voerden stijve gesprekken.

villages of stilted houses.

dorpen met stijve huizen.

All too soon the stilted conversation ran out.

Het was al snel voorbij, het stijve gesprek was voorbij.

the formal tone of the programmes caused them to sound stilted and unnatural.

De formele toon van de programma's zorgde ervoor dat ze stijf en onnatuurlijk klonken.

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