Definition of affectedly

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

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Prudish :: Prudish (a.) Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners..
Airy :: Airy (a.) Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
Finical :: Finical (a.) Affectedly fine; overnice; unduly particular; fastidious.
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..
Mealy-mouthed :: Mealy-mouthed (a.) Using soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling to tell the truth in plain language.
Solemn :: Solemn (a.) Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face..
Namby-pamby :: Namby-pamby (n.) Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.
Tossy :: Tossy (a.) Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud; contemptuous; scornful; affectedly indifferent; as, a tossy commonplace..
Knack :: Knack (v. i.) To speak affectedly.
Prim :: Prim (a.) Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person..
Affectedly :: Affectedly (adv.) In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
Affectedly :: Affectedly (adv.) Lovingly; with tender care.
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.
Strove :: Strout (v. t.) To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly; to strut.
Pretty :: Pretty (superl.) Affectedly nice; foppish; -- used in an ill sense.
Lackadaisical :: Lackadaisical (a.) Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental.
Witticism :: Witticism (n.) A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
Smug :: Smug (a.) Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim..
Mouth :: Mouth (v. t.) To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous manner.
Demure :: Demure (a.) Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity..
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