stiltedly
adverb uk/ˈstɪl.tɪd.li/ us/ˈstɪl.tɪd.li/
生硬地，不自然地
in a way that is too formal and not smooth or natural
She spoke stiltedly because she was so nervous. 她说话很生硬，因为她很紧张。
"How are you feeling?" David asked, rather stiltedly. “你感觉怎么样？”大卫问道，相当不自然。
See: stilted
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- In public we talked to each other, rather stiltedly perhaps, but we kept up the behaviour of a model family.
- The writing is stiltedly inauthentic.
- His speech sounded stiltedly rehearsed, and yet utterly heartfelt.