173 entries under adjective topic. ×

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stiff(correct, unusual, counterfeit, awkward)
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artificial(strong, cold, counterfeit, awkward)
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affected(verb, awkward, stiff, pretentious)
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pedantic(obscure, counterfeit, precise, stiff)
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pretentious(dull, counterfeit, stiff, affected)
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unnatural(strong, delicate, unusual, cold)
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pompous(dull, strong, warm, cold)
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awkward(counterfeit, stiff, affected, hollow)
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wooden(stiff, inflexible, flexible)
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formal(dull, strong, correct, cold)
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contrived(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious)
10
mannered(strong, cold, awkward, refined)
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forced(strong, unusual, cold, strange)
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laboured
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grandiloquent(ornament, ostentatious)
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inflated(ornament, ridiculousness, pompous)
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stuffy(dull, correct, warm, boring)
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turgid
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bombastic(ornament, ridiculousness)
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constrained(strong, cold, stiff, affected)
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