Definition of affectedly

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

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Affectedly :: Affectedly (adv.) Lovingly; with tender care.
Lackadaisical :: Lackadaisical (a.) Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental.
Mealy-mouthed :: Mealy-mouthed (a.) Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language.
Purism :: Purism (n.) Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity..
Mouth :: Mouth (v. t.) To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous manner.
Affectedly :: Affectedly (adv.) In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
Prudish :: Prudish (a.) Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners..
Namby-pamby :: Namby-pamby (a.) Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid.
Artlessly :: Artlessly (adv.) In an artless manner; without art, skill, or guile; unaffectedly..
Canting :: Canting (a.) Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone..
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.
Tossy :: Tossy (a.) Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud; contemptuous; scornful; affectedly indifferent; as, a tossy commonplace..
Overwise :: Overwise (a.) Too wise; affectedly wise.
Euphuistic :: Euphuistic (a.) Belonging to the euphuists, or euphuism; affectedly refined..
Epigrammatizer :: Epigrammatizer (n.) One who writes in an affectedly pointed style.
Namby-pamby :: Namby-pamby (n.) Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.
Prim :: Prim (a.) Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person..
Pietistical :: Pietistical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Pietists; hence, in contempt, affectedly or demonstratively religious..
Airy :: Airy (a.) Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
Demure :: Demure (a.) Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity..
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