Definition of affectedly

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Affectedly (adv.) In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.

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Purism :: Purism (n.) Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity..
Strove :: Strout (v. t.) To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly; to strut.
Euphuistic :: Euphuistic (a.) Belonging to the euphuists, or euphuism; affectedly refined..
Lackadaisical :: Lackadaisical (a.) Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental.
Prim :: Prim (a.) Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person..
Namby-pamby :: Namby-pamby (n.) Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.
Overwise :: Overwise (a.) Too wise; affectedly wise.
Pretty :: Pretty (superl.) Affectedly nice; foppish; -- used in an ill sense.
Mouth :: Mouth (v. t.) To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous 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.
Rose-water :: Rose-water (a.) Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental..
Mealy-mouthed :: Mealy-mouthed (a.) Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language.
Prudish :: Prudish (a.) Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners..
Finical :: Finical (a.) Affectedly fine; overnice; unduly particular; fastidious.
Namby-pamby :: Namby-pamby (a.) Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid.
Witticism :: Witticism (n.) A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
Epigrammatizer :: Epigrammatizer (n.) One who writes in an affectedly pointed style.
Artlessly :: Artlessly (adv.) In an artless manner; without art, skill, or guile; unaffectedly..
Knack :: Knack (v. i.) To speak affectedly.
Airy :: Airy (a.) Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
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