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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

Without human warmth or sympathy

Boring or severely lacking in interest

Cold, unfriendly, or lacking in emotion

Overly formal, conventional, or prim and proper

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

discombobulated

on pins and needles

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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

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

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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

Without human warmth or sympathy

depersonalised^UK

depersonalized^US

nondiscriminatory

self-controlled

strictly business

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

cool, calm and collected

unimpressionable

putting on airs

nonparticipating

straightforward

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

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

common or garden

lacking variation

run of the mill

unobjectionable

undistinguished

without variety

flat as pancake

puts one to sleep

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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

along for the ride

lacking vitality

keeping people at arm's length

unwilling to mix with other people

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

non-discriminatory

uninvolved with

apathetic about

indifferent about

dispassionate about

incurious about

uninterested in

lacking personality

lacking charisma

emotionally unavailable

well considered

two-dimensional

emotionally guarded

emotionally detached

emotionally distant

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

Academic in manner, often in an annoying or boring way

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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

like a bag of bones

looking like a bag of bones

as thin as a rake

all skin and bones

loosely jointed

without an ounce of fat

like a skeleton

like a matchstick

looking like death warmed up

deprived of food

worn to a shadow

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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