Not natural or spontaneous

• strained

  1. Twisted; wrenched:
  2. Not natural or relaxed; forced
  3. Done with or marked by excessive effort; forced:

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  1. Twisted; wrenched:
  2. Not natural or relaxed; forced
  3. Done with or marked by excessive effort; forced:

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• forced

  1. Done or brought about by force; not voluntary; compulsory
  2. Imposed by force; involuntary:
  3. Produced under strain; not spontaneous:

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  1. Done or brought about by force; not voluntary; compulsory
  2. Imposed by force; involuntary:
  3. Produced under strain; not spontaneous:

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• effortful

  1. Requiring or showing effort.

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  1. Requiring or showing effort.

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• contrived

  1. Obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous or natural; labored:
  2. Too obviously the result of forethought and planning; forced; artificial
  3. Unnatural, forced

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  1. Obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous or natural; labored:
  2. Too obviously the result of forethought and planning; forced; artificial
  3. Unnatural, forced

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Lacking fluency or gracefulness

• ponderous

  1. Slow or difficult to manage, especially because of complexity:
  2. Dull and lacking grace or fluency:
  3. That seems heavy; bulky; massive

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  1. Slow or difficult to manage, especially because of complexity:
  2. Dull and lacking grace or fluency:
  3. That seems heavy; bulky; massive

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• heavy-handed

  1. Extreme; unnecessarily forceful.
  2. Alternative form of heavy-handed.
  3. Clumsy; awkward.

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  1. Extreme; unnecessarily forceful.
  2. Alternative form of heavy-handed.
  3. Clumsy; awkward.

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• elephantine

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elephants.
  2. Like an elephant in size or gait; huge, heavy, slow, clumsy, ungainly, etc.
  3. Ponderously clumsy.

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  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elephants.
  2. Like an elephant in size or gait; huge, heavy, slow, clumsy, ungainly, etc.
  3. Ponderously clumsy.

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