stilted
/ˈstɪltɪd/
adjective
- (of language or behavior) stiff, formal, and not natural or relaxed.
- The conversation felt stilted and awkward between the two strangers.
- His speech sounded stilted because he read directly from a script.
- She tried to write a friendly email, but it came out stilted and cold.
- Built on stilts; raised above the ground.
- The stilted platform provided a dry place to store supplies.
- They lived in a stilted house by the river.
- The stilted hut stood above the floodwaters.