Overly formal
The crossword clue "Overly formal" is answered by STILTED, a 7-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STILTED
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STILTED answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- STIFFLY (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for STILTED
Every other clue in this collection answered by STILTED, most used first.
- Pompous - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Formal letter - EPISTLE, used 10 times
- Formal speech - ORATION, used 9 times
- Formal speech - ADDRESS, used 6 times
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