Stilted

stilt·ed
/ˈstiltəd/
adjective
adjective: stilted

1.
(of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural.
"we made stilted conversation"
synonyms: strained, forced, contrived, constrained, labored, stiff, self-conscious, awkward, unnatural, wooden
"a few minutes of stilted conversation"
antonyms: natural, effortless, spontaneous
2.
standing on stilts.
"villages of stilted houses"