stilted

Even a decent award show can suffer from stilted writing.

In a sometimes stilted and, at times, surprising conversation, one surreal moment came when Weidel asked Mr Musk if he believed in God.

Her dialogue feels as stilted as her delivery.

From there, Schrader and his cinematographer Andrew Wonder stage the worst things Leonard claims to have done as stilted flashbacks.

After one last look — a lingering, stilted pause — he leaves.