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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

word for unnatural writting style

I'm trying to remember a certain word that describes a tidious style of writing that is unnatural to the author. Anyone
  

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circumlocution? opaque?

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  • circumlocution?
  • opaque?
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AlpheccaStarscircumlocution?opaque?
Do those imply "unnatural to the author"? That is the part I'm struggling with ...
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GPYDo those imply "unnatural to the author"? That is the part I'm struggling with ...
Not really. I hope the poster remembers the word and posts it.
The only others I thought of are: contrived, forced, laborious.
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AlpheccaStars GPYDo those imply "unnatural to the author"? That is the part I'm struggling with ...Not really. I hope the poster remembers the word and posts it.The only others I thought of are: contrived, forced, laborious.
Forced, I think, is the best suggestion so far, especially fitting the "unnatural t
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