stiltedly

🇺🇸 /ˈstɪltɪdli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈstɪltɪdli/
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adverb
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in a way that is not natural or relaxed

He spoke stiltedly, as if he was trying too hard to sound formal.

translation

adv. in a way that is not natural or relaxed