Definition of affected

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Affected (p. p. & a.) Assumed artificially; not natural.

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Witticism :: Witticism (n.) A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
Vertiginous :: Vertiginous (a.) Affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy.
Decayed :: Decayed (a.) Fallen, as to physical or social condition; affected with decay; rotten; as, decayed vegetation or vegetables; a decayed fortune or gentleman..
Itch :: Itch (v. i.) To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected..
Affected :: Affected (p. p. & a.) Inclined; disposed; attached.
Irritation :: Irritation (n.) The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some external body; esp., the act of exciting muscle fibers to contraction, by artificial stimulation; as, the irritation of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of a muscle and nerve, under such stimulation..
Foppish :: Foppish (a.) Foplike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners.
Melanistic :: Melanistic (a.) Affected with melanism; of the nature of melanism.
Jaunty :: "Jaunty (superl.) Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner..
Sentimental :: Sentimental (a.) Inclined to sentiment; having an excess of sentiment or sensibility; indulging the sensibilities for their own sake; artificially or affectedly tender; -- often in a reproachful sense.
Newfangledness :: Newfangledness (n.) Affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form..
Affected :: Affected (p. p. & a.) Regarded with affection; beloved.
Spurrer :: Spurred (a.) Affected with spur, or ergot; as, spurred rye..
Phthisical :: Phthisical (a.) Of or pertaining to phthisis; affected with phthisis; wasting; consumptive.
Rabid :: Rabid (n.) Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a rabid dog or fox..
Melancholic :: Melancholic (n.) One affected with a gloomy state of mind.
Affectedly :: Affectedly (adv.) In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
Rose-water :: Rose-water (a.) Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental..
Pretty :: Pretty (superl.) Affectedly nice; foppish; -- used in an ill sense.
Ecstasy :: Ecstasy (n.) A state which consists in total suspension of sensibility, of voluntary motion, and largely of mental power. The body is erect and inflexible; the pulsation and breathing are not affected..
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