So rigidly constrained, formal, or awkward as to lack all grace and spontaneity

• wooden

  1. Made or consisting of wood.
  2. Stiff and unnatural; without spirit:
  3. Clumsy and awkward; ungainly.

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  1. Made or consisting of wood.
  2. Stiff and unnatural; without spirit:
  3. Clumsy and awkward; ungainly.

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• stiff

  1. Difficult to bend or fold:
  2. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:
  3. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:

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  1. Difficult to bend or fold:
  2. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:
  3. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:

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• starchy

  1. Containing starch.
  2. Stiffened with starch.
  3. Of or resembling starch.

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  1. Containing starch.
  2. Stiffened with starch.
  3. Of or resembling starch.

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• buckram

  1. A coarse cotton or linen fabric heavily sized with glue, used for stiffening garments and in bookbinding.
  2. Rigid formality.
  3. Resembling or suggesting buckram, as in stiffness or formality:

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  1. A coarse cotton or linen fabric heavily sized with glue, used for stiffening garments and in bookbinding.
  2. Rigid formality.
  3. Resembling or suggesting buckram, as in stiffness or formality:

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