The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STILTED which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2009.
Overly formal, as writing crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STILTED | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Overly formal, as writing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pedant
- stilted
- eulogize
- act
- panegyric
- apologize
- acy
- colloquial
- petition
- recital
- sct
- discussion
Crossword Answer definitions
STILTED verb- To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts
- Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
- Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
- Of a building or architectural feature such as an arch or vault: supported by stilts; also (generally) having the main part raised above the usual level by some structure.
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