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artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" affected contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" arranged, bionic, bleached, celluloid, conventionalized, dummy, ersatz, factitious, fake, man-made, near, painted, cardboard not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes inorganic |
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